Machado de Assis's Philosopher or Dog?

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 2007.

Suriani da Silva

Introduction Part I: The Format and Context of Reading 1. Machado de Assis's Novels in Serial and Book Form 2. Philosopher or Dog? and the Fashion Section of A Estação 3. Philosopher or Dog? and the Literary Section of A Estação Part II: Narrative Technique and the Two Versions 4. The Kaleidoscopic Narrative of Philosopher or Dog? 5. The First Version: Under the Sign of the Serial 6. From the Magazine to the Book: The Global View of the Novel 7. The Fictional Rhetoric of Philosopher or Dog? 8. Conclusion: Philosopher or Dog? The Beginning of the End of the Serial?