| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 论文摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| Chapter One Female Letter Writing: The Development and Qualities of the Genre | 第16-26页 |
| ·A Brief History of Letter Writing as A Genre | 第16-18页 |
| ·Women’s Involvement in Letter Writing | 第18-21页 |
| ·Qualities of Epistolarity for Female Use | 第21-26页 |
| Chapter Two Letter Writing: Sue’s Unique Way of Expressing Herself | 第26-43页 |
| ·Male Perspective Vs. Female Epistolarity in Jude the Obscure | 第26-31页 |
| ·Feminine Traits: Sue’s Expressing Her Desire in Letters | 第31-36页 |
| ·Feminist Thinking: Sue’s Writing Her Voice in Letters | 第36-43页 |
| Chapter Three Contextualization of Sue’s Letters: Digging out the Forces Against Sue’s Subjectivity | 第43-60页 |
| ·Adverse Background of Sue’s Letter Writing | 第44-48页 |
| ·Oppression of Female Desire by Victorian Social Discourse | 第48-54页 |
| ·Silencing of Sue’s Voice by Individual Forces | 第54-60页 |
| Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-66页 |
