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Acknowledgements
Introduction
0.1 Significance of the Theory of RR
0.2 Situation of the Study ofTan's theory
0.3 The Purpose of the Present Study
0.4 Methodology: Diachronic Analysis
0.5 The Scope of the Present Study
0.6 Explanation of Some Terms in the Present Paper
Chapter one Previous Studies of RR
1.1 Audience Theory in Western Rhetoric
1.1.1 Classical Rhetoric
1.1.2 The New Rhetoric
1.1.3 Limitations of Audience Theory
1.1.4 Possible Influence on Tan's Theory
1.2 Chinese Reception Rhetoric
1.2.1 Rhetoric of Imperial China
1.2.2 Contemporary Chinese Rhetoric
Chapter Two Historical Background of RR
2.1 Introduction of Reception Aesthetics in the Post-Mao Period
2.2 Voices for the Study of “Decoding” in Chinese Rhetoric
Chapter Three Theoretical Resources
3.1 Reception Aesthetics
3.1.1 Hans Robert Jauss
3.1.2 Wolfgang Iser
3.2 Reader Response Criticism
3.2.1 Jonathan Culler
3.2.2 Stanley Fish
3.2.3 Norman Holland
3.3 Influence on Tan's Theory
Chapter Four Main Tenets
4.1 Starting Points for Tan's Breakthrough in Rhetoric Studies
4.2 Status of Expresser Retained
4.3 Theory Construction of RR
4.3.1 Components of RR
4.3.2 Characteristics of RR
4.3.3 Types of RR
4.3.4 Methods of RR Analysis
4.4 Thoughts on Rhetorical Interpretations
4.4.1Object of Rhetoric Interpretation: Rhetoric Message
4.4.2 Methods of Decoding
Chapter Five Controversies
5.1 Criticism by Wang Xijie
5.2 Criticism by Cao Dehe
5.3 Comments on the Criticism
Chapter Six Prospects of RR
6.1 Necessity of the “Interactive Rhetoric”
6.1.1 Interactive Nature of Rhetoric
6.1.2 Current Trends of Reception Aesthetics and Western Rhetoric
6.1.3 Undercurrent of Tan's Theory of RR
6.2 Proposed Components of “Interactive Rhetoric”
Conclusion
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