INTRODUCTION Ⅰ 1
INTRODUCTION Ⅱ 19
CHRONOLOGY 40
FURTHER READING 43
NOTE ON THE TEXT 45
THE GAY SCIENCE（’LA GAYA SCIENZA’） 47
’JOKE， CUNNING AND REVENGE’：PRELUDE IN GERMAN RHYMES 57
BOOK ONE 73
BOOK TWO 123
BOOK THREE 173
BOOK FOUR：ST JANUARIUS 227
BOOK FIVE：WE FEARLESS ONES 277
APPENDIX：SONGS OF PRINCE VOGELFREI 343