Introduction Part I: The Format and Context of Reading 1. Machado de
Assis's Novels in Serial and Book Form 2. Philosopher or Dog? and the
Fashion Section of A Estação 3. Philosopher or Dog? and the Literary
Section of A Estação Part II: Narrative Technique and the Two Versions 4.
The Kaleidoscopic Narrative of Philosopher or Dog? 5. The First Version:
Under the Sign of the Serial 6. From the Magazine to the Book: The Global
View of the Novel 7. The Fictional Rhetoric of Philosopher or Dog? 8.
Conclusion: Philosopher or Dog? The Beginning of the End of the Serial?
