| 汉语内容提要 | 第1-5页 |
| 英文提要 | 第5-6页 |
| 汉语摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| 英文摘要 | 第10-16页 |
| Introduction | 第16-22页 |
| 0．1 What is Rhetoric | 第16-18页 |
| 0．2 Views on Contemporary Rhetoric | 第18-21页 |
| 0．3 The Purpose of The Present Study | 第21页 |
| 0．4 The Limitations of The Present Study | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter One Development of Views on Rhetoric | 第22-37页 |
| 1．1 Definitions of rhetoric | 第22页 |
| 1．2 Development of western rhetoric | 第22-30页 |
| 1．3． Development of Chinese rhetoric | 第30-37页 |
| Chapter Two Different Views on Contemporary Rhetoric | 第37-55页 |
| 2．1 Western views on Contemporary Rhetoric | 第37-51页 |
| 2．1．1 Rhetoric of Interdisciplinary Nature | 第38-39页 |
| 2．1．2 Rhetoric as Both Verbal Art and Non-Verbal Art | 第39-44页 |
| 2．1．3 Rhetoric of Epistemic Nature | 第44-49页 |
| 2．1．4 Rhetoric and Poetics | 第49-51页 |
| 2．2 Chinese Views on Contemporary Rhetoric | 第51-55页 |
| Chapter Three Rhetoric in Its Broad Perspective | 第55-70页 |
| 3．1 Introduction to Tan's RBP | 第56-60页 |
| 3．1．1 Three Aspects of Tan's RBP | 第56-59页 |
| 3．1．1．1 Rhetorical Devices | 第56-58页 |
| 3．1．1．2 Rhetorical Poetics | 第58页 |
| 3．1．1．3 Philosophy of Rhetoric | 第58-59页 |
| 3．1．2 Two -Way Communication | 第59-60页 |
| 3．2 Comparison Between Traditional RNP an Contemporary RBP | 第60-62页 |
| 3．3 Comparison Between Tan's RBP and Other's RBP | 第62页 |
| 3．4 Characteristics of Tan's RBP | 第62-66页 |
| 3．5 Limitations of Tan's RBP | 第66-70页 |
| Chapter Four Some Thoughts on Future Development of Chinese Rhetoric | 第70-75页 |
| 4．1 Rhetoric Should Be Specialized | 第71页 |
| 4．2 Rhetoric Should Be Scientific | 第71-72页 |
| 4．3 Rhetoric Should Be Socialized | 第72-73页 |
| 4．4 Comparative Rhetoric for Intercultural Communication | 第73-75页 |
| Conclusion | 第75-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-79页 |
