声明
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
Contents
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 William Faulkner and The Sound and the Fury
1.2 Structure of the Thesis
1.3 Significance of the Present Research
Chapter 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Research at Home and Abroad on The Sound and the Fury
2.2 Carnival Theory
Chapter 3 SUBVERSIVE CARNIVALIZED CHARACTERIZATION
3.1 Subversion in Paired Images
3.1.1 Subverting southern gentlemen
3.1.2 Subverting southern belle
3.2 Subversion in Typical Carnival Characters
3.2.1 The status quo mirrored in a born fool
3.2.2 The victim of falling aristocracy reflected in a cruel cheat
3.2.3 The defender of patriarchy demonstrated by alamentable clown
Chapter 4 SUBVERSIVE CARNIVALIZED LANGUAGE AND NARRATION
4.1 Subverting the Formal English of the Upper Class
4.1.1 Blending dialectand other languages
4.1.2 Profanation and parody in carnival language
4.2 Subverting Chronological Narration-Carnival Time and Space
4.2.1 Stream of consciousness
4.2.2 Nonlinear narrative
Chapter 5 SUBVERSIVE CARNIVAL RITUAL
5.1 Crowning and Decrowning of Hierarchy
5.1.1 Upper class vs.lower class in economy
5.1.2 Upper class vs.lower class in their respective stereotypes
5.2 Crowning and Decrowning of Morality
5.2.1 Angefie sister vs.fallen woman
5.2.2 Responsible man vs.useless coward
Chapter 6 CONCLUSION
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