Abstract
摘要
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1Research background
1.2 Significance of the research
1.3 The research question
1.4 The structure of the thesis
2 Literature Review
2.1 Domestic and foreign research on Light in August and Red Poppies
2.2 Polyphonic Theory
3 Polyphony and Its Rhetorical Effect in Light in August and Red Poppies
3.1.1 The great dialogue between the characters
3.1.2 The micro-dialogue
3.2 Unfinalizability
3.3 Carnivalistic scene
3.4 The rhetorical effect of polyphony
4 The Cultural Reasons and Themes of Polyphony inLight in August and Red Poppies
4.1The cultural reasons of polyphony
4.1.1The social background
4.1.2 The two writers’ personal experience
4.2 The Cultural theme of Light inAugust and Red Poppies
4.2.1 The pursuit of cultural identity
4.2.2 The humanism in Light in August and Red Poppies
5 Conclusion
5.1 Major findings
5.2 The implication of the study
5.3 The limitation of the study
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
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