摘要 | 第7-8页 |
Abstract | 第8页 |
Acknowledgements | 第9-14页 |
Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-20页 |
1.1 Background of the study | 第14-18页 |
1.1.1 Background of Twelfth Night | 第14-15页 |
1.1.2 Inspiration for this study | 第15-18页 |
1.2 Objective and significance of the study | 第18-19页 |
1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第19-20页 |
Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-28页 |
2.1 Literature review of Twelfth Night | 第20-23页 |
2.2 Economics of Shakespeare's other works | 第23-25页 |
2.3 Summary of the chapter | 第25-28页 |
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第28-36页 |
3.1 New economic criticism as an interdisciplinary theory | 第28-30页 |
3.2 Origin and development of new economic criticism | 第30页 |
3.3 Definition and re-definitions of new economic criticism | 第30-33页 |
3.3.1 Definition of new economic criticism | 第30-31页 |
3.3.2 Re-definitions | 第31-33页 |
3.4 Methodology | 第33-35页 |
3.5 Summary of the chapter | 第35-36页 |
Chapter 4 Physical Economy and Twelfth Night | 第36-47页 |
4.1 Ring and its owenership | 第36-38页 |
4.2 Jewel's mysterious circulation | 第38-40页 |
4.3 Clothing as currency at that era | 第40-41页 |
4.4 Purse as a double counterfeit item | 第41-42页 |
4.5 Letter and receiver | 第42-44页 |
4.5.1 Letter as a carrier of Malvolio's fantasy | 第42-43页 |
4.5.2 Malvolio as the victim of material dispossession | 第43-44页 |
4.6 Intrinsic and extrinsic value of physical objects | 第44-47页 |
Chapter 5 Abstract Economy and Twelfth Night | 第47-68页 |
5.1 The economics of identities | 第47-51页 |
5.1.1 Loss of identities | 第48页 |
5.1.2 Authentication of identities | 第48-50页 |
5.1.3 Restoration of identities | 第50-51页 |
5.2 The economics of emotions | 第51-55页 |
5.2.1 Love as counterfeit investment | 第52-54页 |
5.2.2 Love and homo economicus vs. homo ludens | 第54-55页 |
5.3 The economics of marriage | 第55-59页 |
5.3.1 Marriage because of asymmetric information | 第55-57页 |
5.3.2 Marriage as a ladder for climbing to higher social status | 第57-59页 |
5.4 The economics of remarks, promises, opportunities | 第59-62页 |
5.4.1 Remarks as precious as gold | 第59-60页 |
5.4.2 Economic reward for important promises | 第60-61页 |
5.4.3 The double gilt of opportunities | 第61-62页 |
5.5 The economics of jest | 第62-68页 |
5.5.1 Jest and utilitarianism | 第62-64页 |
5.5.2 Feste the jester and cultural capital | 第64-68页 |
Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第68-72页 |
6.1 General conclusion of the thesis | 第68-70页 |
6.2 Limitations of the study | 第70-71页 |
6.3 Suggestions for further research | 第71-72页 |
References | 第72-75页 |