声明
Acknowledgements
ABSTRACT
摘要
CONTENTS
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction to Emily Dickinson and Her Humor
1.2 Literature Review
1.2.1 Previous Researches on Dickinson's Humor Abroad
1.2.2 Previous Research on Dickinson's Humor at Home
1.2.3 The Innovations of The Thesis
1.3 Theoretical Framework
1.4 The Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two DICKINSON'S HUMOR AND ITS REALIZATION
2.1 Humor Manifested in Dickinson's Poetry
2.1.1 Humor in Dickinson's Poems about Nature
2.1.2 Humor in Dickinson's Poems about Society
2.1.3 Humor in Dickinson's Poems about Religion
2.1.4 Humor in Dickinson's Poems about Death and War
2.2 Humor Realized by Structure
2.2.1 Humor Realized by Juxtaposition
2.2.2 Humor Realized by Transposition
2.3 Humor Realized by Figures of Speech
2.3.1 Metaphor
2.3.2 Exaggeration
2.3.3 Satire
2.3.4 Personification
2.3.5 Alliteration
2.3.6 Understatement
Chapter Three THE NATURE OF DICKINSON'S HUMOR
3.1 The Cognitive Psychological Mechanism of Dickinson's Humor
3.1.1 Economy of Expenditure in Feeling
3.1.2 Cognitive Contrast
3.1.3 Setup-Incongruity-Resolution Mode
3.2 The Inner Features of Dickinson's Humor
3.2.1 Contradictoriness
3.2.2 Ambiguity
3.2.3 Coldness
3.2.4 Bitterness
3.2.5 Slight Aggression
3.2.6 Temporary Relief
3.3 The Nature of Dickinson's Humor
Chapter Four SOCIAI AND PERSONAL ELEMENTS REFLECTED IN DICKINSON'S HUMOR
4.1 Puritan Background and the Transcendentalism
4.2 Dickinson's Ideal Love and Restraint of the Reality
4.3 The Death Dickinson Witnessed and the American Civil War
4.4 Female Writer's Loss of Voice in the Patriarchal Society
Chapter Five CONCLUSION
5.1 Findings of the Thesis
5.2 Expectations of the Future Research
WORKS CITED
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