摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 An Introduction to Paul Auster and the Gist of The Book of Illusions
1.2 The Significance of the Research and Content of This Thesis
1.3 Literature Review
1.4 An Introduction to Postmodernism and postmodern literature
Chapter Two Contingency of the World:Indeterminacy in The Book of Illusions
2.1 Indeterminacy of the Plot
2.1.1 Coineidence
2.1.2 Open-ending
2.2 Selflessness:Indeterminacy of the Identity
Chapter Three Combination of Elite Literature and Popular Literature:Transgression of Different Literary Genres in The Book of Illusions
3.1 The Book of Illusions as an Autobiographical fiction
3.2 The Book of Illusions as a Metaphysical Detective Story
Chapter Four Labyrinth of the World:The Embedded Narrative in The Book of Illusions
4.1 Creation of the Narrative Labyrinth
4.2 Breaking the Labyrinth:to Reveal the Fictionality
Chapter Five Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
声明