| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第7-14页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第7-8页 |
| ·General Review of Feminist Development | 第8-9页 |
| ·A.S.Byatt's Literary Features and Achievements | 第9-10页 |
| ·Survey of the Quartet | 第10-13页 |
| ·Discussion of A.S.Byatt's Feminist Consciousness | 第13-14页 |
| 2. Literature Review of the Quartet | 第14-18页 |
| 3 Traditional Female Image vs New Female Image | 第18-25页 |
| ·Subversion of Patriarchy | 第18-22页 |
| ·Victim Position under Patriarchy | 第18-20页 |
| ·Deep Analysis and Interpretation for Frederica's "Victim" Condition | 第20-22页 |
| ·Newly-built Female Images in the Quartet | 第22-25页 |
| ·Beaming in Men's Eyes | 第22-24页 |
| ·Make Herself Heard | 第24-25页 |
| 4 Postmodern Feminist Reflection and Illustration | 第25-38页 |
| ·Writing Features of the Quartet | 第25-31页 |
| ·The Shift of Time and Space | 第25-26页 |
| ·The "Unfinished" Ending | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Multi-layered Texts | 第28-29页 |
| ·Prophecy-oriented Dreams | 第29-31页 |
| ·Women's Dilemmatic Positions in the Quartet | 第31-37页 |
| ·"I must think" and I have to live: the Irreconcilability of "head" and "hand" | 第31-34页 |
| ·Contradiction from the Release of Desire | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Questioning for Sisterhood | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Pursuit for the Harmonious Existence | 第37-38页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第38-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-45页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表学术论文情况 | 第45-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46-47页 |
