| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Paul Auster and Travels in the Scriptorium | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review on Travels in the Scriptorium | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Statement and Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER TWO METAFICTION AND ITS NARRATIVE STRATEGIES | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1 What is Metafiction | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 The General Narrative Strategies of Metafiction | 第18-22页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METAFICTIONAL NARRATIVE IN TRAVELS IN THESCRIPTORIUM | 第22-40页 |
| 3.1 Chinese-box Structure: Three Layers of Stories | 第22-25页 |
| 3.1.1 Story of Sigmund Graf | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.2 New Version of Graf’s Story | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.3 Story of Mr. Blank | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 The Intrusive Narrator | 第25-31页 |
| 3.2.1 Dual Identity | 第25-29页 |
| 3.2.2 Direct Authorial Intrusion | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3 Anti-detective Narrative | 第31-35页 |
| 3.3.1 Detective Fiction and Anti-detective Fiction | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3.2 Anti-detective Narrative in Travels in the Scriptorium | 第32-35页 |
| 3.4 "Travelers": Crossover Characters | 第35-40页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR THEMATIC IMPLICATIONS OF METAFICTIONALNARRATIVE IN TRAVELS IN THE SCRIPTORIUM | 第40-45页 |
| 4.1 Blurred Boundary between Fiction and Reality | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2 Loss of Self in a Postmodern Society | 第42-45页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第45-47页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第47-48页 |
