| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Introduction | 第8-17页 |
| Chapter One Albee's Achievement of Estrangement Effect through Management of Language | 第17-33页 |
| 1.1 Conventional Approaches Used for the Making of Estrangement Effect | 第17-26页 |
| 1.1.1 Rhetorical Devices | 第17-21页 |
| 1.1.2 Divine Speeches | 第21-24页 |
| 1.1.3 Micro-dialogues in Conversations | 第24-26页 |
| 1.2 Creative Ways Applied for the Making of Estrangement Effect | 第26-33页 |
| 1.2.1 Loan Words | 第27-29页 |
| 1.2.2 Informal Language | 第29页 |
| 1.2.3 Pinteresque Language | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter Two Albee's Achievement of Estrangement Effect through Skills of Representation | 第33-47页 |
| 2.1 Arrangement of Plot | 第33-35页 |
| 2.1.1 Inserted Long Monologue | 第33-34页 |
| 2.1.2 Unexpected Plot Development | 第34-35页 |
| 2.2 Handling of Characters | 第35-40页 |
| 2.2.1 Sharp Transformation of Main Characters | 第35-38页 |
| 2.2.2 Repeated Reference to Absent Characters | 第38-40页 |
| 2.3 Use of Symbolism | 第40-47页 |
| 2.3.1 Symbolic Rites of Three Acts | 第40-44页 |
| 2.3.2 Symbolic Images of Main Characters | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter Three Albee's Achievement of Estrangement Effect through Stage Performance | 第47-52页 |
| 3.1 Simple Design of Stage Setting | 第47-49页 |
| 3.2 Symbolic Significance of Stage Directions | 第49-50页 |
| 3.3 Unconventional Use of Music | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Four Albee's Contribution in the Making of Estrangement Effect | 第52-60页 |
| 4.1 Creative Use of Typical Features of Theater of the Absurd | 第52-54页 |
| 4.1.1 Weakening of Plot | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.2 Highlighting of Tragicomical Style | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2 Flexible Application of the Intersection of Time and Space | 第54-60页 |
| 4.2.1 Spatial Characteristics in Time: Reality V.S. Illusion | 第54-57页 |
| 4.2.2 Temporal Characteristics in Space: Present V.S. Past | 第57-60页 |
| Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |
