| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of This Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research Methodology of This Study | 第10页 |
| ·Organization of This Study | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Review of Studies of Classical Chinese Poetry | 第12-18页 |
| ·Introduction of Classical Chinese Poetry | 第12-15页 |
| ·Origin of Classical Chinese Poetry | 第12页 |
| ·Characteristics and Uniqueness of Classical Chinese Poetry | 第12-15页 |
| ·Traditional Approach to Classical Chinese Poetry | 第15页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach to Classical Chinese Poetry | 第15-16页 |
| ·Metaphor and Poetry | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Three Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第18-31页 |
| ·What is Metaphor? | 第18-19页 |
| ·Basis of Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-21页 |
| ·Characteristics of Conceptual Metaphor: Systematicity | 第21-24页 |
| ·Systematic Correspondences between Domains | 第21-22页 |
| ·Metaphorical Highlighting | 第22页 |
| ·Metaphorical Entailment | 第22-24页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第24-25页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第24页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第24-25页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第25页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor and Poetic Metaphor | 第25-31页 |
| ·Poetic rework of Conventional Conceptual Metaphors | 第26-28页 |
| ·Uniqueness of Poetic Metaphor | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Four Metaphors in Classical Chinese Poetry | 第31-40页 |
| ·Introduction | 第31页 |
| ·Origin of Metaphor in Classical Chinese Poetry | 第31-32页 |
| ·Sources of Metaphor in Classical Chinese Poetry | 第32-37页 |
| ·Mythology and Metaphor | 第32-34页 |
| ·Custom and Metaphor | 第34页 |
| ·Values and Metaphor | 第34-35页 |
| ·Religion and Metaphor | 第35-36页 |
| ·Geographical Factors and Metaphor | 第36-37页 |
| ·Characteristics of Metaphor in Classical Chinese Poetry | 第37-38页 |
| ·Inherited Vehicle | 第37页 |
| ·One Tenor with Several Vehicles | 第37页 |
| ·One Vehicle with Different Grounds | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Suggested Vehicle | 第38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Five A Case Study: "Love" Metaphor in Classical Chinese Poetry | 第40-48页 |
| ·Introduction | 第40页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors of "Love" in Classical Chinese Poetry | 第40-43页 |
| ·LOVE IS CONTAINER | 第41-42页 |
| ·LOVE IS PLANT | 第42页 |
| ·LOVE IS HEART | 第42-43页 |
| ·Specific "Love" Metaphors in Classical Chinese Poetry | 第43-47页 |
| ·LOVE IS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT (SILK) | 第43页 |
| ·LOVE Metaphor Induced by Yin-Yang Theory | 第43-45页 |
| ·LOVE IS TWO INSEPARABLE THINGS | 第45-46页 |
| ·LOVE IS PREDESTINED RELATIONSHIP | 第46-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第48-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-52页 |
| Publications | 第52-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53页 |