| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-10页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| 1.1 A Brief Introduction to John Updike and His Works | 第11-13页 |
| 1.1.1 About the Author | 第11-12页 |
| 1.1.2 About The Centaur | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 The Theory of Myth-Archetypal Criticism | 第13-16页 |
| 1.2.1 The Greek Myth Archetype | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2.2 The Critical Theory from Frye | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第16-21页 |
| 1.3.1 The Study of John Updike and The Centaur at Home | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3.2 The Study of John Updike and The Centaur Abroad | 第18-21页 |
| 2 Parallels Between The Centaur and the Myth of Chiron | 第21-37页 |
| 2.1 Parallels in the Characters | 第21-27页 |
| 2.1.1 Caldwell-Chiron | 第21-25页 |
| 2.1.2 Peter-Prometheus | 第25-26页 |
| 2.1.3 Zimmerman-Zeus | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2 Parallels in the Symbols | 第27-34页 |
| 2.2.1 Caldwell's Constellatione and Chiron's Imag | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Psoriasis of Peter-Wound of Prometheus | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2.3 The Olinger Town and the Temple of Olympus | 第32-34页 |
| 2.3 Parallels in the Narrative Modes | 第34-37页 |
| 2.3.1 The Objective Narrative Mode | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3.2 The Tragic Narrative Mode | 第35-37页 |
| 3 The Extension of The Centaur Based on the Myth-Archetype | 第37-49页 |
| 3.1 Emergence of Female Characters | 第37-40页 |
| 3.1.1 The Attitude of John Updike toward Female | 第37-39页 |
| 3.1.2 The Female Character in The Centaur | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2 Flexibility of the Narrative Modes | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Intersection of Subjective and Objective Narrative Mode | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Transformation of Space-time Narrative Mode | 第42页 |
| 3.3 Deepening of the Themes | 第42-49页 |
| 3.3.1 From Death to Christian Love toward All | 第43-45页 |
| 3.3.2 From the Noble Self-sacrifice to Humble Existence of the Middle Class | 第45-49页 |
| 4 Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第51-52页 |
| References | 第52-54页 |
| Papers Published in the Period of Ph.M.education | 第54页 |
