| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter Two The Challenge to Readers'Horizon of Expectations of Writing Style | 第15-28页 |
| ·The Extraordinary Language of Moby Dick | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Ambiguity of Moby Dick Challenging Readers in Pursuit of Precise Meaning | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Innovative Narrative Structure against Simple Narrative Structare | 第22-28页 |
| ·The Adoption of Multiple Points of View and the Shift of Narrative Styles | 第23-25页 |
| ·The Particular Adoption of "Etymology", "Extracts" and Abundant Cetological Exposition | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three The Challenge to Readers'Horizon of Expectations of Writing Themes | 第28-43页 |
| ·The Rebellion against Religious Convention | 第28-32页 |
| ·The Sarcasm on Conventional Religion and the Expression of a Liberal Religious Imagination | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Deprecation on God's Cruelty and Injustice | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Pessimism and Tragedy in Moby Dick in an Era of Optimism and Expansionism | 第32-37页 |
| ·The Delusion of Free Will and Human Beings'Powerlessness under Fatalism | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Inscrutability of the World | 第35-37页 |
| ·Prescient Gender Perspectives Deviating from the Mainstream Gender Culture | 第37-43页 |
| ·The New Vision of Manhood | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Absence of Female Characters | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-47页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文及其他成果 | 第47-48页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第48页 |
