| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-25页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第11-16页 |
| ·Concept of Irony | 第16-23页 |
| ·Evolution of Concept of Irony | 第16-20页 |
| ·Irony as an Artistic Device in The Age of Innocence | 第20-23页 |
| ·Research Objectives and Methodology | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 1 Irony in Theme:Ignorance and Hypocrisy | 第25-43页 |
| ·Ignorance of New Things | 第26-34页 |
| ·Adherence to Old Conventions | 第27-31页 |
| ·Contempt to Arts and New Ideas | 第31-32页 |
| ·Fear of the Rising Economic Power | 第32-34页 |
| ·Hypocrisy of Morality | 第34-43页 |
| ·Love Affairs:Men's Privilege and Women's Sin | 第35-37页 |
| ·False Innocence:Women's Virtue and Men's Complacency | 第37-40页 |
| ·Divorce: Legal Process and Social Taboo | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter 2 Irony in Characterization:Parody of Gentlemen and Gentlewomen | 第43-62页 |
| ·"Respectable" Gentlemen | 第44-52页 |
| ·Newland Archer: An "Ideal" Gentleman Living in Emptiness | 第45-48页 |
| ·Lawrence Lefferts:An "Admiring" Example on Propriety | 第48-50页 |
| ·Mr. Sillerton Jackson:An "Authority" of Rumors and Scandals | 第50-52页 |
| ·"Excellent" Gentlewomen | 第52-62页 |
| ·May Welland:A "Pure" Lady good at Love Intrigues | 第52-57页 |
| ·Mrs. Manson Minggot:An Obese Unscrupulous Lady and "Matriarch" of a Big Family | 第57-60页 |
| ·The Van der Luydens:Omnipresent Final Arbiters and "Secluded" Recluses | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 3 Irony in Language Style | 第62-75页 |
| ·Passionless and Metaphorical Irony | 第62-68页 |
| ·Humorous and Mocking Irony | 第68-75页 |
| Conclusion | 第75-77页 |
| Notes | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-85页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第85-86页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间主要的科研成果 | 第86页 |
