introduction
chapter 1subversion of plots
1.1young tristram��s plot
1.2toby��s plot
1.3adult tristram��s plot
chapter 2language questioned
2.1pictures against writing
2.2gestures against speech
2.3instable words
chapter 3circular thematic structure
3.1exposition
3.2development
3.3recapitulation
chapter 4artistry of digression
4.1the internal paradigms
4.2digression as rhetoric
4.3the integration of digression and story
4.4the regulation of digression
chapter 5structural synchronism
5.1structural radiation
5.2structural multiplicity
5.3innovative spirit
chapter 6signification of carnivalesque narrative art
6.1art as a reflection of tristram��s personality
6.2tristram as an alter ego of his father and uncle
6.3victory of non-linearity
6.4aesthetic effects
conclusion
primary references
secondary references