| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter Two A Brief Review of Polysystem Theory | 第14-19页 |
| ·The Background of Polysystem Theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·Itamar Even-Zohar’s Polysystem Theory | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Contribution of Polysystem Theory to Translation Studies | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three A General Survey of Drama Translation from1918 to 1937 | 第19-36页 |
| ·Boom of Drama Translation in Modern China | 第19-23页 |
| ·Background of the Boom | 第20-23页 |
| ·The Decline of Wenmingxi(Civilized Drama) | 第20-21页 |
| ·Reform Forces of the New Culture Movement | 第21-23页 |
| ·Characteristics of Drama Translation During This Period | 第23-34页 |
| ·The Employment of Vernacular in Drama Translation | 第23-25页 |
| ·Adaptation in Drama Translation | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Intensification of Politics | 第27-30页 |
| ·Different Focuses in Drama Translation | 第30-34页 |
| ·Focus on the Social-Cultural Significance of Ibsen’s Problem Plays | 第30-32页 |
| ·Focus on the Aesthetics of Romantic Theatre | 第32-33页 |
| ·Focus on the Techniques of Expression of Modernist Theatre | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Position of Translated Drama in the Literary Polysystem | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four Influence of Drama Translation on the Formation of Chinese Modern Drama | 第36-58页 |
| ·Improving the Status of Drama | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Transformation of Literary View of Drama | 第38-43页 |
| ·Changing the Value of Drama | 第38-39页 |
| ·Changing the Content of Drama | 第39页 |
| ·Changing the Characterization of Drama | 第39-40页 |
| ·Changing the Artistic Means of Expression of Drama | 第40-43页 |
| ·The Introduction of a New Poetics of Theatre | 第43-58页 |
| ·The Introduction of New Themes | 第43-46页 |
| ·Individualism | 第43-45页 |
| ·Social Problems | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Introduction of Prose Drama | 第46-47页 |
| ·The Introduction of Retrospective Structure | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Introduction of New Division of Drama Types | 第49-52页 |
| ·Tragedy | 第50-51页 |
| ·Comedy | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Introduction of New Techniques of Expression | 第52-58页 |
| ·Symbolism | 第52-54页 |
| ·Expressionism | 第54-56页 |
| ·Aestheticism | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| References | 第60-62页 |
