Preface i Acknowledgements iii List of Abbreviations v Chapter One Introduction 1
Chapter Two Novel and Film 23
Chapter Three Cinematic Visualization: Writing with a Camera Eye \t57
I. \tFrequent Cross-references to the Cinema 58
II. \tParallels of Different Camera Shots 70
III. \tThe Significance of Different Shots 95

IV. \tThe Significance of the Combination of Different Shots 103
Chapter Four \tMontage: Fragmentation and Discontinuity 111
I. \tQuick Sequences of Brief Images 113
II. \tMetaphorical Montages 120 III. Parallel Montages and Jump Cuts 130
IV. Flashback Montages 139 V Conclusion 145
Chapter Five \tPhillips’s Cinematic Use of Light, Color and Sound 147
I. Light \t147
II. Color \t176
III. Sound \t195
Chapter Six \tCinematic Imagination 225
Bibliography \t235

本书从以下三个角度分析了卡里尔·斯小说中的电影元素和技巧：（一）作者如何将各种电影镜头转化为文字，实现一种视觉化叙事；（二）作者如何巧妙地将各种电影蒙太奇技巧运用到小说叙事中；（三）作者在小说中对光、色彩、声音的电影化运用。研究表明电影对斯小说的叙事技巧、风格、人物刻画、主题都产生了重要影响。