| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-18页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Mo Yan’s Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out | 第14页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Kenneth Burke’s Dramatism | 第14-17页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies of Dramatism Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies of Dramatism at Home | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Necessity of the Present Study | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Rationale | 第18-29页 |
| 3.1 Brief Introduction to Dramatism | 第18-20页 |
| 3.2 Theoretical Foundation of Dramatism | 第20-24页 |
| 3.2.1 The Philosophy of Human Nature of Dramatism | 第20-21页 |
| 3.2.2 Language Philosophy of Dramatism | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2.3 The Philosophy of Rhetoric of Dramatism | 第22-24页 |
| 3.3 Dramatistic Pentad as the Tool of Rhetorical Criticism | 第24-29页 |
| 3.3.1 Dramatistic Pentad | 第24-26页 |
| 3.3.2 Ratios | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3.3 Motives | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Mo Yan’s Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out from the Perspective of Dramatistic Pentad | 第29-57页 |
| 4.1 Procedures of Pentadic Analysis of Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out | 第29-30页 |
| 4.2 A Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in Ximen Donkey | 第30-37页 |
| 4.3 A Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in Ximen Ox | 第37-43页 |
| 4.4 A Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in Ximen Pig | 第43-50页 |
| 4.5 A Pentadic Analysis of the Motives in Ximen Dog | 第50-57页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第58-59页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第59-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| About the Author | 第66页 |
