| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第13-22页 |
| 1.1 Brief Biography of Wole Soyinka | 第13-16页 |
| 1.2 Related Studies at Home and Abroad | 第16-22页 |
| 1.2.1 Studies of Post-colonial Culture | 第17-18页 |
| 1.2.2 Studies of Language Features in Drama | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2.3 Studies of Religion in Drama | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Culture of “Being Buried Alive” in Yoruba's Myths | 第22-42页 |
| 2.1 Cultural Reasons for “Being Buried Alive” | 第22-30页 |
| 2.1.1 Geographical Location and Social Customs | 第22-26页 |
| 2.1.2 Variety of Thanatopsis | 第26-29页 |
| 2.1.3 Worships of Ancestors | 第29-30页 |
| 2.2 Cultural Characteristics of “Being Buried Alive” in Yoruba | 第30-42页 |
| 2.2.1 Harmony between Human and Nature | 第31-34页 |
| 2.2.2 Unity between Family and Tribe | 第34-38页 |
| 2.2.3 Embodiment of Social Division of Labor | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter 3 Afrocentrism in Soyinka's Plays | 第42-60页 |
| 3.1 Afrocentrism in Soyinka's Early Playwriting―Analysis on Eman | 第42-49页 |
| 3.1.1 Background of “Being Buried Alive” in The Strong Breed | 第43-45页 |
| 3.1.2 Analysis of Eman in Culture of “Being Buried Alive” | 第45-49页 |
| 3.2 Afrocentrism in the Late Stages of Soyinka's Writing―Analysis on Olunde | 第49-60页 |
| 3.2.1 Background of “Being Buried Alive” in Death and the King's Horseman | 第50-55页 |
| 3.2.2 Analysis of Olunde in Culture of “Being Buried Alive” | 第55-60页 |
| Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文及主持参加的科研项目 | 第66-67页 |
| 详细摘要 | 第67-75页 |
