| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-14页 |
| 1.1 V.S. Naipaul and His A Bend in the River | 第7-10页 |
| 1.1.1 Brief Introduction to V.S. Naipaul | 第7-9页 |
| 1.1.2 Brief Introduction to A Bend in the River | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2.1 Literature Review Abroad | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2.2 Literature Review at Home | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 The Purpose and Significance of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Basis—New Historicism | 第14-18页 |
| 2.1 The Origin of New Historicism | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 The Three Important Concepts of New Historicism | 第15-16页 |
| 2.3 The Features of New Historicism | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Three The Circulation of Literature and History: Fiction and Facts of Characters in the Bush | 第18-31页 |
| 3.1 Salim—Naipaul’s Self-shaping | 第19-23页 |
| 3.2 The Big Man—The Embodiment of Mobutu | 第23-27页 |
| 3.3 Representatives of New Colonists—Raymond and Father Huimans | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Four The Subversion of Decolonization: The Chaotic World in the Bush | 第31-40页 |
| 4.1 The Bloodshed in the Bush | 第31-35页 |
| 4.2 The Corruptive Government | 第35-38页 |
| 4.3 The Casual Man-Woman Relationship | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Five The Containment of African Hopes: Returning to the Bush | 第40-51页 |
| 5.1 The Rise and Decline of the New Domain | 第40-43页 |
| 5.2 Zabeth—A Native’s Trial and Withdrawal | 第43-46页 |
| 5.3 Ferdinand—The Growing-up and Awakening of An African New Man | 第46-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| Notes | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-57页 |
| 发表论文与科研情况说明 | 第57-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
