""Preface""; ""Chapter 1. Scheme analysis""; ""Chapter 2. The great sign - Le chant du signe""; ""Chapter 3. Echo�s love unretumed""; ""Chapter 4. In search of the golden mean""; ""Chapter 5. Antechambers of imagery""; ""Chapter 6. Ode to a plane-tree""; ""Chapter 7. The anatomy of honour""; ""Chapter 8. In the lap of luxury""; ""Chapter 9. In the tail of the scorpion""; ""List of abbreviations""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""