Pt. 1. Philosophical explorations. The ancient quarrel: mythos versus logos ; The intellectual instinct: skepticism and the quest for truth ; The eye of the soul: in search of the idea
Pt. 2. Literary discussions. The broken mirror: the crisis of artistic mimesis ; The guided dream: the riddle of poetic inspiration ; The literary proteus: the image of the poet ; The living labyrinth: reading and writing the book.