| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-22页 |
| 1.1 Background information and purposes of the study | 第13-16页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第16-20页 |
| 1.3 Outline of the thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第22-48页 |
| 2.1 The brief introduction of Cassirer and his philosophy of language | 第22-27页 |
| 2.2 Current theories of mythical thinking and mythical metaphor | 第27-42页 |
| 2.2.1 Cassirer’ standpoint of language and myth | 第27-35页 |
| 2.2.2 The theoretical foundation of mythical thinking | 第35-42页 |
| 2.3 The study of mythical metaphor and mythical thinking at home and abroad | 第42-48页 |
| 2.3.1 The study of mythical metaphor and mythical thinking abroad | 第42-44页 |
| 2.3.2 The study of mythical metaphor and mythical thinking at home | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology and Data Collection | 第48-56页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第48-49页 |
| 3.2 Method of the Study | 第49-54页 |
| 3.2.1 Inductive reasoning | 第49-52页 |
| 3.2.2 Qualitative analysis | 第52-54页 |
| 3.3 Data collection | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第56-118页 |
| 4.1 The relationship between myth and metaphor | 第56-70页 |
| 4.1.1 Definition of metaphorical thinking | 第57-59页 |
| 4.1.2 The nature of myth and mythical thinking | 第59-63页 |
| 4.1.3 The metaphor of myth | 第63-70页 |
| 4.2 The resurrection of mythology | 第70-91页 |
| 4.2.1 The existence of resurrection of mythology in literary and artistic works | 第71-78页 |
| 4.2.2 The motivation of the resurrection of mythology | 第78-83页 |
| 4.2.3 The relationship between the resurrection of mythology and mythical metaphor | 第83-91页 |
| 4.3 The major properties of mythical metaphor | 第91-118页 |
| 4.3.1 Imaginal property of mythical metaphor | 第91-95页 |
| 4.3.2 Emotional property of mythical metaphor | 第95-100页 |
| 4.3.3 Sympathetic property of mythical metaphor | 第100-107页 |
| 4.3.4 Symbolic property of mythical metaphor | 第107-114页 |
| 4.3.5 Summary | 第114-118页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第118-125页 |
| 5.1 Main findings of the study | 第118-121页 |
| 5.2 Significance and implications | 第121-123页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research | 第123-125页 |
| References | 第125-135页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第135-136页 |
| 作者简介 | 第136页 |
