Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. EARLY LITERARY STUDIES -- II. NATURALISM: CAPUANAS CRITICAL IDEAS -- III. TRUTH AND FORM IN THE VERISTA WORKS -- IV. IMPERSONALITY OF ART -- V. CAPUANA AND LITERATURE IN DIALECT -- VI. THE NATURALISTIC NOVELS: GIACINTA AND PROFUMO -- VII. IL MARCHESE DI ROCCAVERDINA -- VIII. RASSEGNAZIONE: THE LAST NOVEL -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Backmatter