| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Ⅰ General Introduction to Drama Translation | 第13-23页 |
| 1．1 What is Drama: Clearing the Ground | 第13-16页 |
| 1．1．1 Definition and Differentiation | 第13-15页 |
| 1．1．2 Classifications of Drama | 第15-16页 |
| 1．2 Particularities of Drama Translation | 第16-17页 |
| 1．2．1 Genre-Based Translation Studies: Its Significance | 第16-17页 |
| 1．2．2 The Dualistic Nature of Drama Translation | 第17页 |
| 1．3 Drama Translation Studies: A Literature Review | 第17-23页 |
| 1．3．1 Studies of Drama Translation in China and Abroad | 第18-21页 |
| 1．3．2 Theoretical Basis of Present Thesis | 第21-23页 |
| Ⅱ Reception Aesthetics and Its Influence On Translation Theory | 第23-28页 |
| 2．1 Reception Aesthetics as a Discipline | 第23-24页 |
| 2．2 Theoretical Basis of Reception Aesthetics | 第24-26页 |
| 2．3 Influence of Reception Aesthetics on Translation Theory | 第26-28页 |
| Ⅲ Analyzing Drama Translation Aesthetically | 第28-33页 |
| 3．1 Aesthetic Experience as the Reception Process | 第28-30页 |
| 3．2 What is the Aesthetic Object of Drama Translation | 第30-31页 |
| 3．3 Audience: the Ultimate Receptor of Drama | 第31-33页 |
| Ⅳ Translating Plays for Theatrical Performance: From Theory to Practice | 第33-69页 |
| 4．1 Ying Ruocheng and His Drama Translation Practice | 第33-38页 |
| 4．1．1 Profile of the Translator | 第33-34页 |
| 4．1．2 Ying's Guiding Principles in Translating Plays | 第34-37页 |
| 4．1．3 The Author's Hypothesis of Ying's Underlying Translation Theory | 第37-38页 |
| 4．2 Presupposition of Audience's Receptivity | 第38-45页 |
| 4．2．1 Limitation of Spoken Communication | 第38-42页 |
| 4．2．2 Diversity of Culture | 第42-45页 |
| 4．3 Reproduction of Aesthetic Constituents | 第45-69页 |
| 4．3．1 Performability | 第46-53页 |
| 4．3．1．1 Actability | 第46-50页 |
| 4．3．1．2 Speakability | 第50-53页 |
| 4．3．2 Individuation of Characters | 第53-56页 |
| 4．3．3 Musicality | 第56-63页 |
| 4．3．3．1 Rhyme | 第56-60页 |
| 4．3．3．2 Rhythm | 第60-63页 |
| 4．3．4 Figures of Speech | 第63-66页 |
| 4．3．5 Terseness | 第66-69页 |
| Ⅴ Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| Appendix | 第71-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-79页 |
