| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| 0.1 Introduction of David Lodge and Small World | 第9-13页 |
| 0.2 Literature Review | 第13-16页 |
| 0.3 Thesis Statement | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter One Metafictional Theory | 第18-28页 |
| 1.1 Definition of Metafiction | 第18-20页 |
| 1.2 Origin and Development of Metafictional Theory | 第20-22页 |
| 1.3 Features and Principles of Metafictional Theory | 第22-28页 |
| 1.3.1 Metafictional Principles | 第22-23页 |
| 1.3.2 Metafictional Features | 第23-28页 |
| Chapter Two Narrative Forms of Metafiction in Small World | 第28-42页 |
| 2.1 The Intrusive Author in Small World | 第28-32页 |
| 2.1.1 The Omniscient Narrative Perspective | 第28-30页 |
| 2.1.2 The Intrusive Language | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2 Dialogism in Small World | 第32-38页 |
| 2.2.1 Dialogue between American and English Culture | 第33-36页 |
| 2.2.2 Dialogue between Highbrow and lowbrow Culture | 第36-38页 |
| 2.3 Collage in Small World | 第38-42页 |
| 2.3.1 Fragment Collage | 第38-40页 |
| 2.3.2 Text Collage | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Three Narrative Strategies of Metafiction in Small World | 第42-59页 |
| 3.1 The Employment of Language Play | 第42-46页 |
| 3.1.1 The Language Game | 第42-44页 |
| 3.1.2 The Textual Play | 第44-46页 |
| 3.2 The Usage of Intertextuality | 第46-59页 |
| 3.2.1 Textual Intertextuality | 第46-55页 |
| 3.2.2 Realistic Intertextuality | 第55-59页 |
| Chapter Four Narrative Techniques of Metafiction in Small World | 第59-77页 |
| 4.1 Disordered Narrative Time | 第59-63页 |
| 4.1.1 The Employment of Internal and External Analepses | 第59-61页 |
| 4.1.2 Repetition of the Sounds and Actions | 第61-63页 |
| 4.2 Juxtaposed Narrative Space | 第63-68页 |
| 4.2.1 Juxtaposition of Simultaneity | 第63-65页 |
| 4.2.2 Juxtaposition of Multiple Story Lines | 第65-68页 |
| 4.3 Embedded Narrative Structure | 第68-74页 |
| 4.3.1 Insertion of Literary Theories | 第68-73页 |
| 4.3.2 Insertion of stories | 第73-74页 |
| 4.4 Open Ending | 第74-77页 |
| Conclusion | 第77-79页 |
| Notes | 第79-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-87页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第87-89页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第89页 |
