| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-19页 |
| Chapter One Folkloric Representations in the Novel | 第19-37页 |
| 1.1 Folklore and Hurston | 第19-22页 |
| 1.2 Folklore:Definition and Categorization | 第22-24页 |
| 1.3 The Use of Black Folktale,Myth and Legend | 第24-27页 |
| 1.4 The Celebration of Black Religion | 第27-31页 |
| 1.5 The Conservation of Black Sermon,Proverb and Idiomatic Expression | 第31-34页 |
| 1.6 The Promotion of African American Song and Dance | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Two Folklore as a Survival Strategy of the Novel | 第37-65页 |
| 2.1 The Vogue of Black Culture during the Harlem Renaissance | 第37-44页 |
| 2.2 The Dilemma of African American Writers | 第44-48页 |
| 2.3 Hurston's Masking Strategy | 第48-53页 |
| 2.4 The Criticism of White Cultural Values | 第53-65页 |
| Chapter Three Folklore as a Means of Reconstructing Black Culture Identity | 第65-73页 |
| 3.1 Identity Crisis of African Americans | 第65-67页 |
| 3.2 Deconstructing the Stereotyped Negro Images | 第67-70页 |
| 3.3 Reconstructing the Black Cultural Identity | 第70-73页 |
| Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-83页 |
