Acknowledgments Part I: The Prehistory and Metaphysics of the Cylinder 1. Introduction 2. The Rise of Kinematics 3. The Valuation of Motions Part II: Cylinders of the Nineteenth Century 4. The Cylinder as Motor 5. The Cylinder as Tool 6. Kinematics of Narration I: Dickens and the Motion of Serialization 7. The Cylinder as Enclosure 8. Kinematics of Narration II: Balzac and the Cylindrical Shape of the Plot 9. Gears and Screws 10. Kinematics of Narration III: Henry James and the Turn of the Screw Epilogue Notes Works Cited Index

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Helmut Muller-Sievers is Director of the Center for Humanities and the Arts and Eaton Professor of Humanities and Arts at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His previous books include Self-Generation: Biology, Philosophy, and Literature around 1800.

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