Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Introduction to Iris Murdoch and The Black Prince
1.2 An Overview of the Studies Abroad and in China
Chapter Two Theoretical Framework
2.1 Nonlinear Narrative Techniques
2.2 Circular Narrative Structure
2.3 Genette’s Narrative Time of Narratology
Chapter Three Circular Narrative Structure in The Black Prince
3.1 Circulation of Form
3.1.1 Plots of Bradley’s Story
3.1.2 The First and the Last Part of the Whole Book
3.2 Circulation of Bradley’s Psychology
3.2.1 Attitude Change towards Arnold’s works
3.2.2 Change of Bradley’s love
3.2.3 Bodily Freedom to Spiritual Freedom
3.3 Effects of Circular Narrative
3.3.1 Significance to the Theme
3.3.2 Significance to Improve the Structure
Chapter Four Nonlinear Narrative Time in The Black Prince
4.1 Order of Time:Flashback
4.2 Duration of Time
4.2.1 Narrative Summary of Introduction of the Story
4.2.2 Narrative Ellipsis of Useless Events
4.2.3 Narrative Pause on Description
4.2.4 Narrative Scene of the Dialogue
Chapter Five Narrative Perspective in The Black Prince
5.1 Three Levels of Narrative
5.1.1 Super-Narrative
5.1.2 Main Narrative
5.1.3 Sub-Narrative
5.2 Effects of Multi-level Narrative Perspective
5.2.1 Uncertainty of the Novel
5.2.2 Three Women’s Plights and Their Attitudes
Chapter Six Conclusion
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