| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One:The Rise of the Novel and Jane Austen's Predecessors | 第11-18页 |
| 1 The novel of eighteenth century and the trend of realism | 第11-14页 |
| 2 Gothic novels and the despised condition of novel | 第14-18页 |
| Chapter Two:The Woman and Her Spear | 第18-30页 |
| 1 Jane Austen and "the novel" in her novel | 第18-21页 |
| 2 The maturity of Catherine and the gap between genders | 第21-24页 |
| 3 Burlesque on romances | 第24-30页 |
| Chapter Three:Austen's Realism:Not far from Romance | 第30-40页 |
| 1 The role of money and marriage | 第30-32页 |
| 2 Austen's portray of her realism:settings and characterization | 第32-34页 |
| 3 Not far from Romance | 第34-40页 |
| Conclusion | 第40-42页 |
| Works Cited | 第42-43页 |
