声明
Acknowledgments
摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction to Maya Angelou and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1.2 Related Studies on I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1.3 Gates and the Theory of Signifyin(g)
Chapter 2 Signifyin(g)on Language
2.1 The Signifying of Naming
2.1.1 Inheriting the Tradition of Naming
2.1.2 Developing the Tradition of Naming
2.2 The Features of Language
2.2.1 Use of Black English,Vernacular and other Languages
2.2.2 Use of Simile,Innuendo,Symbol,Hyperbole,Aphorism
2.2.3 Depiction of Image in Exquisite and Visual Ways
Chapter 3 Signifyin(g)on imagery
3.1 Images in Western Literature
3.1.1 “Mall Women”—Anxiety under Patriarclay mad Racialism
3.1.2 “Sex”—Bewilderment in the Pursuit of Personality
3.1.3 Religious—the Way of Self-salvation
3.1.4 “Aphasia”—the Feebleness and Isolation of females
3.2 Images in Afro-American Traditional Literature
3.2.1 “Store”—the Panorama of the Blaek’s Life
3.2.2 “Book and Cmema”—the Pursuit of Freedom and Love
3.2.3 “Physical Features”—the Dilemma of Black People
3.2.4 “Black Grandmother”—the Evolution of Black Female’s Role
Chapter 4 Signifyin(g)on Text
4.1 The Signifyin(g)on Forms
4.1.1 Repeating the Tradition of Sacred Music and Blues
4.1.2 Using Autobiography as the Narrative Way
4.2 The Signifyin(g)on Themes
4.2.1 The Subject of Female Bildungsroman
4.2.2 The Subject of Racialism and Sexism
Chapter 5 Conclusion
Bibliography
Papers Published During the Study for M.A.Degree