| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One General Review of Drama Translation Studies | 第14-26页 |
| ·D efinition of Drama | 第14-15页 |
| ·F eatures of Drama | 第15-16页 |
| ·R eview of Drama Translation Studies in China and Abroad | 第16-21页 |
| ·Studies of Drama Translation in China | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies of Drama Translation Abroad | 第19-21页 |
| ·F eatures of Chinese Traditional Drama | 第21-26页 |
| ·Features in Performance | 第22-23页 |
| ·Features in Structure | 第23-24页 |
| ·Features in Theme and Content | 第24页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to Yuan Lyrics | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Two Reception Aesthetics and Its Application in Translation | 第26-38页 |
| ·D efinition and Description | 第26-29页 |
| ·Definition of Reception Aesthetics | 第26-27页 |
| ·Philosophical and Theoretical Foundation | 第27-28页 |
| ·The active role of readers | 第28-29页 |
| ·M ain Viewpoints of Reception Aesthetics | 第29-32页 |
| ·Horizon of Expectations | 第29-30页 |
| ·Fusion of Horizons | 第30-31页 |
| ·Indeterminacy | 第31-32页 |
| ·Interaction with Translation Studies in China and Abroad | 第32-38页 |
| ·Interaction with Translation Studies in China | 第32-35页 |
| ·Interaction with Translation Studies Abroad | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Three Introduction to Xu Yuanchong and Romance of The Western Bower. | 第38-44页 |
| ·A brief introduction of Romance of The Western Bower | 第38-40页 |
| ·Wang Shifu: the writer | 第38页 |
| ·Literary Accomplishments of Xi Xiangji | 第38-40页 |
| ·X u Yuanchong and His Translation Theories | 第40-44页 |
| ·Xu Yuanchong as a Translator | 第41页 |
| ·Translation Theories of Xu Yuanchong | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Four Application of Reception Aesthetics in Drama Translation | 第44-54页 |
| ·Different Evaluation of Xu Yuanchong's Version | 第44-45页 |
| ·Shortening Aesthetic Distance | 第45-50页 |
| ·Broadening Existing Horizon of Expectations | 第50-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-58页 |
