| A．Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| 1． Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| 1．1 Thomas Pynchon and His Achievement | 第8-9页 |
| 1．2 Vineland | 第9-11页 |
| 1．3 The Critical Response | 第11-13页 |
| 2． Theoretical Perspective | 第13-17页 |
| 2．1 An Understanding of the Postmodern | 第14-15页 |
| 2．2 Lyotard's Theory of Metanarratives | 第15-16页 |
| 2．3 A Comment on Lyotard's Theory | 第16-17页 |
| 3． The Deconstruction of Metanarratives in Vineland | 第17-38页 |
| 3．1 The Loss and Disfigurement of Myths | 第17-27页 |
| 3．1．1 Biblical Myths as Man's Invention | 第17-20页 |
| 3．1．2 Deconstructed Buddhism Myths | 第20-23页 |
| 3．1．3 The Lost Myth of American Dream | 第23-25页 |
| 3．1．4 The Myth of Courtly Love Without Transcendental Meaning | 第25-27页 |
| 3．2 The Deconstruction of Historical Narratives | 第27-38页 |
| 3．2．1 The Indeterminacy of the Subjects of History | 第28-34页 |
| 3．2．2 The Parodied Historical Methods | 第34-38页 |
| 4． The Metanarratives Pynchon Surrenders to:Television and Government | 第38-49页 |
| 4．1 The All-powerful Television | 第38-45页 |
| 4．2 The Omnipotent Government | 第45-49页 |
| 5． Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-55页 |
