Chapter Ⅰ Periodic Syntax as Stylistic Choice 1
Section Ⅰ Historical Review of Latinising Trends in English Literature 1
Section Ⅱ Stylistic Analysis of English Periodic Syntax 5
Section Ⅲ Sample Analysis of John Milton's and Samuel Johnson's Distinctive Periodic Styles 24
Chapter Ⅱ Henry James's Grandly Vague and Abstract Periodic Style in The Ambassadors 35
Section Ⅰ Henry James's Grandly Vague and Abstract Periodic Style as a Creative Adaptation of Both John Milton's and Samuel Johnson's Periodic Styles 35
Section Ⅱ Lexical Features in The Ambassadors 48
Section Ⅲ Grammatical Features in The Ambassadors 110
Section Ⅳ Delayed Specification of Referents in The Ambassadors 164
Section Ⅴ Sample Analysis of a Narrative Passage from The Ambassadors 167
Section Ⅵ Characteristics of the Dialogues in The Ambassadors with Sample Analysis 180
Chapter Ⅲ Conclusion:Henry James as a Modern Periodic Master 187
Bibliography 204
Publications by the Same Author on The Ambassadors 218
About the Author—Wang Ling 220