| Abstract in English | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-7页 |
| Preface | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1. James Joyce | 第11-12页 |
| 2. The novel: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | 第12-13页 |
| 3. Earlier criticism on the novel | 第13-14页 |
| 4. The plan of my thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter I The Theory of Narrative | 第16-24页 |
| 1. Evolvement of narrative theories | 第16-19页 |
| 2. Classical narratology | 第19-21页 |
| 3. Stanzel's theory of narrative | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter II Withdrawal of the Author and the Narrator in the Novel | 第24-34页 |
| 1. A third person narrator | 第24-25页 |
| 2. Limited internal perspective | 第25-28页 |
| 3. Reflector-character | 第28-30页 |
| 4. The concealed narrating voice | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter III Actual Concern and Involvement of the Author | 第34-40页 |
| 1. Efforts for publication and elaborate structure | 第34-36页 |
| 2. The author's control of the reader's response | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter IV Joyce's Complicated Emotion for Ireland | 第40-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Work Cited and Consulted | 第46-47页 |
