声明
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
摘要
ABSTRACT
CONTENTS
1.Introduction
1.1 Introduction to Elizabeth Gaskell and her shorter fiction
1.2 Literature review
1.3 Focus and structure of the thesis
2.Images of Single Women in Gaskell’s Shorter Fiction
2.1 Three types of single women
2.2 Single women facing social hostility
3.Androgyny Shared by single women
3.1 Masculinity embodied in single women characters
3.2 Femininity embodied in single women characters
4.Significance of Gaskell’s Portrayal of Single Women
4.1 Representing single women’s state of existence
4.2 Challenging stereotyped prejudice against single women
4.3 Serving as a prelude to the succeeding feminist criticisms
5.Conclusion
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