| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-9页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第7页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Study | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第9-15页 |
| ·Satire | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Origin of Satire | 第9页 |
| ·Satire Devices | 第9-10页 |
| ·Study Abroad | 第10-12页 |
| ·Study at Home | 第12-13页 |
| ·Soyinka and Satire | 第13-15页 |
| ·Soyinka, the African Satirist | 第13页 |
| ·Creation of the Essay | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Three The Influence of Traditional Satire on Wole Soyinka | 第15-22页 |
| ·Exposure to the Western Satire | 第15-16页 |
| ·Soyinka’s Observation of The Tradition Satire | 第16-22页 |
| Chapter Four The Social-Political Scene: Comedy and Satire | 第22-30页 |
| ·Satire and Social-Political Institutions | 第22-23页 |
| ·The lion and The Jewel | 第23-30页 |
| Chapter Five The Social-Political Scene: Tragedy and Satire | 第30-39页 |
| ·Tragedy and Satire | 第30-31页 |
| ·A Dance of the Forests | 第31-39页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion: Satire as Agent of Change | 第39-43页 |
| References | 第43-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46页 |
