声明
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abstract
摘要
Chapter one Introduction
1.1 Background of the Research
1.2 Significance of the Research
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 Methodology
1.5 Layout of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies on Feminist Stylistics
2.1.1 Definition of Stylistics and Its Branches
2.1.2 Origin and Development of Feminist Stylistics
2.1.3 Fundamental Concepts of Feminist Stylistics
2.1.4 Theoretical Models of Feminist Texts
2.1.5 Method of Feminist Stylistics
2.2 Previous Studies on Feminism in Desiree’s Baby and Lives of Girls and Women
2.2.1 Previous Studies on Kate Chopin and Feminism in Desiree's Baby
2.2.2 Previous studies on Alice Munro and Feminism in Lives of Girls and Women
2.3 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Preliminaries
3.1 Feminist Stylistics:The Micro-Level Analysis
3.1.1 Feminism,Language and Style
3.1.2 Feminist Stylistic Analysis
3.2 Feminist Stylistics:The Macro-Level Analysis
3.2.1 The Author’s Feminist Conception and Feminist Consciousness in Literature
3.2.2 The Socio-cultural Context and Feminist Consciousness in Literature
3.3 Summary
Chapter Four Feminism in Desiree’s Baby and Lives of Girls and Women: a Feminist Stylistic Analysis
4.1 Feminism,Language and Style
4.1.1 Feminism and Language
4.1.2 Feminism and style
4.2 Feminism at the Lexical Level
4.2.1 Sexism in Language
4.2.2 Naming in Desiree’s Baby
4.2.3 Naming in Lives of Girls and Women
4.3 Feminism at the Syntactic Level
4.3.1 Feminism and Metaphors
4.3.2 Metaphors in Desiree’s Baby
4.3.3 Metaphors in Lives of Girls and Women
4.4 Summary
Chapter Five Feminist Consciousness in Desiree’s Baby and Lives of Girls and Women:A Socio-Cultural Account
5.1 Feminist Consciousness and Characterization in Desiree’s Baby and Lives of Girls and Women
5.1.1 Self-independence of Female Characters
5.1.2 Self-liberation of Female Characters
5.2 The Authors’ Feminist Conception and Feminist Consciousness in Desiree’s Baby and Lives of Girls and Women
5.2.1 Kate Chopin’s Gender Race Politics in Desiree's Baby
5.2.2 Alice Munro’s Eco-Feminism in Lives of Girls and Women
5.3 Summary
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings of the Study
6.2 Implications of the Study
6.3 Prospects for Future Research
References