Part 1: Disc 1. Lecture 1 A sequence of words ; Lecture 2. Grammar and rhetoric ; Lecture 3. Propositions and meaning ; Lecture 4. How sentences grow ; Lecture 5. Adjectival steps ; Lecture 6. The rhythm of cumulative syntax --
Disc 2. Lecture 7. Direction of modification ; Lecture 8. Coordinate, subordinate, and mixed patterns ; Lecture 9. Coordinate cumulative sentences ; Lecture 10. Subordinate and mixed cumulatives ; Lecture 11. Prompts of comparison ; Lecture 12. Prompts of explanation.
Part 2: Disc 3. Lecture 13 The riddle of prose rhythm ; Lecture 14. Cumulative syntax to create suspense ; Lecture 15. Degrees of suspensiveness ; Lecture 16. The mechanics of delay ; Lecture 17. Prefab patterns for suspense ; Lecture 18. Balanced sentences and balanced forms --
Disc 4. Lecture 19. The rhythm of twos ; Lecture 20. The rhythm of threes ; Lecture 21. Balanced series and serial balances ; Lecture 22. Master sentences ; Lecture 23. Sentences in sequence ; Lecture 24. Sentences and prose style.