| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| ·Reasons for Choosing the Three English Versions | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Objectives and Methods | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-31页 |
| ·A Review of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War | 第19-28页 |
| ·The Author | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Content and Thoughts of The Art of War | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Stylistic Features of The Art of War | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Translation of The Art of War | 第22-26页 |
| ·Previous Research on the English Translation of The Art of War | 第26-28页 |
| ·Previous Research on Reception Theory and Its Application to Translation | 第28-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Three Reception Theory | 第31-42页 |
| ·Birth and Development of Reception Theory | 第31-33页 |
| ·Key Concepts of Reception Theory | 第33-37页 |
| ·Horizon of Expectation | 第33-34页 |
| ·Fusion of Horizon | 第34-35页 |
| ·Aesthetic Distance | 第35页 |
| ·Indeterminacy | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Significance and Limitations of Reception Theory | 第37页 |
| ·Reception Theory Applied to Literary Translation | 第37-41页 |
| ·The Application of Horizon of Expectation in Literary Translation | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Application of Fusion of Horizon in Literary Translation | 第39页 |
| ·The Application of Aesthetic Distance in Literary Translation | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Application of Indeterminacy in Literary Translation | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four A Comparartive Study of the Three English Versions from Linguistic Aspect in the Light of Reception Theory | 第42-56页 |
| ·A Comparative Study from Diction of Words in the Light of Reception Theory | 第42-46页 |
| ·A Comparative Study from Sentence Patterns in the Light of Reception Theory | 第46-48页 |
| ·A Comparative Study from Rhetorical Device in the Light of Reception Theory | 第48-55页 |
| ·Simile | 第49-50页 |
| ·Parallelism | 第50-51页 |
| ·Rhetorical Question | 第51-52页 |
| ·Repetition | 第52-54页 |
| ·Anadiplosis | 第54-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Five A Comparartive Study of the Three English Versions from Cultural Aspect in the Light of Reception Theory | 第56-68页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Translation of Military Terms | 第56-59页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Translation of Cultural Specific Words | 第59-63页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Treatment of Chinese Weights and Measures | 第63-64页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Treatment of Figures in The Art of War | 第64-66页 |
| ·An Analysis of the Treatment of Allusions in The Art of War | 第66-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第69-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-73页 |
| Publication | 第73页 |
