| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter I INTRODUCTION | 第14-34页 |
| ·A. S. Byatt and Possession | 第14-19页 |
| ·Literature Review of A. S. Byatt’s Possession | 第19-34页 |
| CHAPTER II NEW HISTORICISM | 第34-45页 |
| ·The Historicity of Texts and the Textuality of History | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Power Discourse: Subversion and Containment | 第40-45页 |
| CHAPTER III THE HISTORICITY OF POSSESSION | 第45-65页 |
| ·Reflection of Society Constructed in Possession | 第46-59页 |
| ·Reflection of Victorian Period in Possession | 第46-52页 |
| ·Reflection of Modern Society in Possession | 第52-59页 |
| ·The Influence of Possession on Society | 第59-65页 |
| CHAPTER IV THE TEXTUALITY OF HISTORY IN POSSESSION | 第65-84页 |
| ·Quest for Historical Truth Through Textual Materials | 第66-70页 |
| ·Fictionality and Subjectivity of Textual Materials | 第70-76页 |
| ·Different Interpretations of Historical Truth | 第76-84页 |
| CHAPTER V THE POWER DISCOURSE MANIFESTED IN POSSESSION | 第84-115页 |
| ·Subversion | 第86-102页 |
| ·Women’s Rebellion in the Patriarchal Society | 第86-95页 |
| ·Satire on Current Academia | 第95-102页 |
| ·Containment | 第102-115页 |
| ·Women’s Failure of Rebellion Manifested in Possession | 第104-108页 |
| ·Scholars’ Awakening about Life and Academic Research | 第108-115页 |
| Chapter VI CONCLUSION | 第115-120页 |
| Works Cited | 第120-125页 |
