| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.1.1 The Definition of Chinese Ame rican Literature | 第12-13页 |
| 1.1.2 The Development of Chinese American Literature | 第13页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies on Chinese American Literature | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Basis | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Hermeneutics | 第16页 |
| 2.2 Development of Hermeneutics | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2.1 Fried rich Schleiermacher's Aims and Methods and Wilhelm Dilthey's Approaches | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.2 Martin Heidegger and Hans-Gadamer's Priinciples | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Hermeneutics as a Literary Theory | 第19-22页 |
| 2.3.1 Hans-Georg Gadamer's Historicality of Understanding and Prejudices Theories in Hermeneutics | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3.2 Reasons of Applying Historicality of Understanding and Prejudices Theories to analyze literature works | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Different Stages and the Chief Figures and Representative Works in Each Stage of Chinese American Literature | 第22-34页 |
| 3.1 The Initial Stage---Before the 1960s | 第22-26页 |
| 3.1.1 Influential Figure---Diana Chang and Her Representative Work---The Frontiers of Love | 第22-24页 |
| 3.1.2 Influential Figure---Louis Chu and His Representative Work---Eat a Bowl of Tea | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2 The Development Stage---From the 1970s to the 1980s | 第26-30页 |
| 3.2.1 Influential Figure---Frank Chin | 第26页 |
| 3.2.2 Influential Figure---Maxine Hong Kingston and Her Representative Works---The Woman Warrior:Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts and China Men | 第26-30页 |
| 3.2.2.1 The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Representative Works---China Men | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3 The Prosperous Stage---After the 1990s | 第30-34页 |
| 3.3.1 nfluential Figure---Amy Tan and Her Representative Work---The Joy Luck Club | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3.2 Influential Figure---Gish Jen and Her Representative Work---Typical American | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Changes of the Themes in Chinese American Literature from the Perspective ofHistoricality of Understanding and Prejudices in Hermeneutics | 第34-55页 |
| 4.1 Marginalization---Before the 1960s | 第34-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Historical Factors:Alienation,Discrimination and Marginalization | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of the Themes | 第35-40页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Diana Chang's The Frontiers of Love | 第35-38页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Louis Chu's Eat a Bowl of Tea | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 Struggle for Self-identity---From the 1960s to the 1980s | 第40-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Historical Factors:Struggle and Endeavor for acceptance | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of the Themes | 第41-46页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior:Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Maxine Hong Kingston's China Men | 第43-46页 |
| 4.3 Conflicts and Acculturation--From the 1980s to the 1990s | 第46-52页 |
| 4.3.1 Historical Factors:Changes of Chinese American Immigrants'Social Status and Changes of the Status of Chinese American literature | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3.2 Analysis of the Themes | 第47-52页 |
| 4.3.2.1 Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club | 第47-49页 |
| 4.3.2.2 Gish Jen's Typical American | 第49-52页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第55页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60页 |
