| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter I The Omniscient Author | 第15-25页 |
| A. The third-person omniscient perspective | 第15-21页 |
| B. The Privilege of the Author | 第21-22页 |
| C. The Silence of the Author | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter II The Intrusion of the Author | 第25-44页 |
| A. Direct comments of the author | 第25-38页 |
| 1. Direct comments on the characters | 第25-29页 |
| 2. The epigraphs, prelude and generalizations | 第29-36页 |
| 3. The direct address to the reader | 第36-38页 |
| B. The indirect comment of the author | 第38-44页 |
| Chapter III The Authorial Control of Distance | 第44-55页 |
| A. The control of the emotional distance | 第44-48页 |
| 1. The elimination of emotional distance between author and reader | 第44-47页 |
| 2. The increasing of distance between author and characters | 第47-48页 |
| B. The control of moral distance | 第48-55页 |
| 1. The elimination of moral distance | 第49-52页 |
| 2. The theme of illusion and disenchantment | 第52-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Notes | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第61-62页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第62页 |
