Wellek essays (some never-before published); footnotes throughout text; bibliography (of Wellek's works);

2 indices (names; topics + terms); author biography w/b+w photograph; "throughout, the documentation is massive, the breadth of intelligence masterful. Indeed, several of these articles have already become central documents, established points of reference + recourse, for the literary research + interpretation of our time"--St. Louis Post Dispatch;