Epilogue

Arnaud On Delsarte.

Part Fourth.

Chapter I. The Bases of the Science

Chapter II.  The Method.

Ellipsis—­Shades and Inflections—­Vocal Music—­Respiration—­Position of the Tone—­Preparation of the Initial Consonant—­Exercises—­ Appoggiatura—­Roulades and Martellato—­Pronunciation—­E mute before a Consonant—­E mute before a Vowel.

Chapter III.  Was Delsarte a Philosopher?

Chapter IV.  Course of Applied AEsthetics.

    Meeting of the Circle of Learned Societies—­Theory of the Degrees.

Chapter V. The Recitation of Fables.

Chapter VI.  The Law of AEsthetics.

Chapter VII.  The Elements of Art.

    The True.  The Good.  The Beautiful.

Chapter VIII.  Application of the Law to Various Arts.

    Dramatic, Lyric and Oratorical Art. 
    Application of the Law to Literature. 
    Application of the Law to Architecture. 
    Application of the Law to Sculpture. 
    Application of the Law to Painting.

Chapter IX.  Delsarte’s Beginnings.

Chapter X. Delsarte’s Theatre and School.

Chapter XI.  Delsarte’s Family.

Chapter XII.  Delsarte’s Religion.

Chapter XIII.  Delsarte’s Friends.

Chapter XIV.  Delsarte’s Scholars.

Chapter XV.  Delsarte’s Musical Compositions.

Chapter XVI.  Delsarte’s Evening Lectures.

Chapter XVII.  Delsarte’s Inventions.

Chapter XVIII.  Delsarte before the Philotechnic Association.

Chapter XIX.  Delsarte’s Last Years.

Literary Remains Of Francois Delsarte.

Part Fifth.

Publisher’s Note.

Delsarte’s Last Letter To The King Of Hanover

Episode I.
Episode II. 
Episode III. 
Episode IV. 
Episode V.

    Semeiotics of the Shoulder.

Episode VI. 
Episode VII.

What I Propose. 
The Beautiful.

Trinity.

    Reversal of Processional Relations.

Passion of Signs, Signs of Passion.

Definition of Form.

On Distinction and Vulgarity of Motion.

Gesture.

    Definition of Gesture.

Attitudes of the Head.

Attitudes of the Hands.

    Affirmation of the Hand.

    Table of the Normal Character of the Nine Attitudes.

Attitudes of the Legs.

The Holy Trinity Recovered in Sound.

Speech.

Breathing.

    Vocal Respiration. 
    Logical Respiration. 
    Passional Respiration.

Vocal Organ.

Definition Of The Voice.

  What the Register is. 
  On Shading. 
  Pathetic Effects. 
  On the Tearing of the Voice.