| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 The Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 The Purpose and the Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 The Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-19页 |
| 2.1 Current Research on the Translation of The Peony Pavilion | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Current Research on Wang Rongpei’s Translation of The Peony Pavilion | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Current Research on Rhetoric Translation in The Peony Pavilion | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three The Theoretical Framework | 第19-26页 |
| 3.1 The Translator’s Subjectivity in Light of Some Translation Theories | 第19-22页 |
| 3.2 The Connotation of the Translator’s Subjectivity | 第22-26页 |
| 3.2.1 Subject and Subjectivity | 第22-23页 |
| 3.2.2 The Concept of Subject in Translation | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2.3 The Concept of the Translator’s Subjectivity | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Four The Rhetoric Translation in Wang Rongpei’s English Version of The Peony Pavilion | 第26-67页 |
| 4.1 The Subjectivity Manifested in Wang Rongpei as a Translator | 第26-33页 |
| 4.1.1 Wang Rongpei’s Passion for Traditional Chinese Culture | 第26-28页 |
| 4.1.2 Wang Rongpei’s Competence and Qualification as a Translator | 第28-29页 |
| 4.1.3 Wang Rongpei’s Choice in the Translation of The Peony Pavilion | 第29-30页 |
| 4.1.4 Wang Rongpei’s Devotion to Translation | 第30-33页 |
| 4.2 The Rhetoric Used in The Peony Pavilion | 第33-36页 |
| 4.2.1 Definition of Rhetoric | 第33-35页 |
| 4.2.2 Categorization and Function of Rhetoric in The Peony Pavilion | 第35-36页 |
| 4.3 The Rhetoric Translation in Wang Rongpei’s English Version of The Peony Pavilion | 第36-67页 |
| 4.3.1 Imaginative Beauty | 第36-47页 |
| 4.3.1.1 Comparison | 第37-42页 |
| 4.3.1.2 Personification | 第42-45页 |
| 4.3.1.3 Synecdoche | 第45-47页 |
| 4.3.2 Musical Beauty | 第47-58页 |
| 4.3.2.1 Duality | 第49-53页 |
| 4.3.2.2 Repetition and Parallelism | 第53-58页 |
| 4.3.3 Implicative Beauty | 第58-67页 |
| 4.3.3.1 Pun | 第58-61页 |
| 4.3.3.2 Reinterpretation | 第61-63页 |
| 4.3.3.3 Quotation of “Ji Tang Verses” | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第67-69页 |
| 5.1 Findings of the Research | 第67-68页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第68-69页 |
| References | 第69-75页 |
