1. "These basic kind of rules" 2. Living Truthfully 3. Absurd Heroism 4. Secure Whoring 5. Deception 6. Longing to Belong 7. Conclusion: The Art of Sympathetic Thought
Chapter II: Mamet on the Move
1. Breaking the Rules 2. "Celebration of the Minimal" 3. "Considerations of form fascinate me" 4. A Brittle Balance, or Authorship in Popular Media 5. Frankenstein Genres 6. A Whore's Profession, or Writing for Television 7. A Remedial Roundup
Chapter III: Mamet Merging Media
1. Journeys of Evolution 2. Fidelity Under Pressure 3. Adaptive Collaboration, Collaborative Adaptation 4. Intermediation 5. Simulation 6. Hypertextuality 7. Conclusion: The Return of the Frame
Conclusions, or Playing Ball
1. A Faustian Aesthetic 2. Proficient Through Dedication 3. Influence 4. Artistic Implications 5. A Philosophy of Subversion 6. Leads for Further Research 7. Old Dreams of New Beginnings