| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-20页 |
| ·A. S. Byatt and Her Literary Achievements | 第10-12页 |
| ·Literature Review Abroad and Home | 第12-17页 |
| ·Research Motivations, Objectives and Questions | 第17-19页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Framework | 第20-28页 |
| ·History of the Epistolary Novel | 第20-23页 |
| ·Characteristics of the Epistolary Novel | 第23-25页 |
| ·Possession and the Epistolary Novel | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Two Epistolary Genre: As Strategy of Narrative Structure | 第28-38页 |
| ·Plot Making | 第28-30页 |
| ·Suspense Revelation | 第30-32页 |
| ·Narrative Mode | 第32-38页 |
| Chapter Three Epistolary Genre: As Strategy of Female Voices | 第38-50页 |
| ·A Favored Communication Tool for Victorian Female | 第38-39页 |
| ·An Ideal Platform for Female Voices | 第39-50页 |
| ·LaMotte's Voice: A Tragic Melusina | 第40-43页 |
| ·Ellen's Voice: A Shadowy Victim | 第43-45页 |
| ·Sabine's Voice: A Caged Nightingale | 第45-47页 |
| ·Blanche's Voice: A Radical Feminist | 第47-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Works Cited | 第52-56页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第56-57页 |
