| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| 1.Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·John Galsworthy and In Chancery | 第12-14页 |
| ·Aim and significance of this study | 第14-17页 |
| 2.Literature review | 第17-21页 |
| ·Relevant studies abroad | 第17-18页 |
| ·Relevant studies in China | 第18-21页 |
| 3.The theoretical basis of this study | 第21-27页 |
| ·An overview of semiotics | 第21-22页 |
| ·A brief introduction to Roland Barthes's basic concepts | 第22-27页 |
| 4.A semiotic interpretation of In Chancery by applying Roland Barthes's theory | 第27-69页 |
| ·The semiotic interpretation of the main characters | 第27-44页 |
| ·Pure-Forsytes:Soames's possessive instinct and James's conservative attitude | 第28-36页 |
| ·Half-Forsytes:Jolyon's pursuit for art and Val's sense of family dignity | 第36-41页 |
| ·Anti-Forsytes:Irene's beauty and June's generosity | 第41-44页 |
| ·The semiotic interpretation of the main objects | 第44-55页 |
| ·The pictures:a mirror of diverse characteristics of Forsytes | 第45-48页 |
| ·The motor-car:a symbol of the Industrial Age and the challenge to the tradition | 第48-51页 |
| ·The "web":the tangle of the Forsytes's marriage and divorce | 第51-53页 |
| ·The oak tree:a symbol of time,change and freedom | 第53-55页 |
| ·The semiotic interpretation of the main places | 第55-61页 |
| ·London:the witness of the prosperity of Forsytes | 第55-57页 |
| ·Paris:the embodiment of Romantic spirit | 第57-58页 |
| ·Soho:the decline of Forsyteism | 第58-59页 |
| ·Bayswater Road:the contradiction between tradition and change | 第59-61页 |
| ·A semiotic interpretation of the main concepts through this text | 第61-69页 |
| ·The antithesis of death and birth | 第61-66页 |
| ·Age:a symbol of Victorianism and psychology of Forsytes | 第66-69页 |
| 5.Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| References | 第72-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77页 |
