| 摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-6页 |
| Synopsis | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two A General Survey of Liu Xie and Wenxin Diaolong | 第12-18页 |
| ·Liu Xie and His Wenxin Diaolong | 第12-13页 |
| ·A Literature Review, of Previous Studies of Wenxin Diaolong | 第13-14页 |
| ·Some Commentary on Liu Xie and Wenxin Diaolong | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Significance of Reconstructing Wenxin Diaolong from a Rhetorical Perspective | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Three A Literature Review of the Rhetorical Studies Concerned | 第18-22页 |
| ·The Study of Rhetoric in China | 第18-19页 |
| ·Westerners' View of Chinese Rhetoric | 第19-20页 |
| ·Response to Scholarly Pride and Prejudices Embodied in the Western Views | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Four Concepts of Rhetoric | 第22-26页 |
| ·An Overview of Rhetoric | 第22页 |
| ·Five Canons of Rhetoric | 第22-23页 |
| ·Key Notions in Rhetoric | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Five Liu Xie as a Rhetor | 第26-34页 |
| ·Liu Xie's Handling of the Rhetorical Situation for His Writing | 第26-27页 |
| ·Appealing to Authority | 第27-29页 |
| ·Identification for Persuading the Intended Audience | 第29-31页 |
| ·A Skillful Rhetor of Rhetorical Devices | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Six Rhetorical Thoughts in Wenxin Diaolong | 第34-44页 |
| ·Audience | 第34-35页 |
| ·De, Feng and Gu | 第35-36页 |
| ·Originality | 第36-38页 |
| ·Disposition | 第38-39页 |
| ·Style | 第39-40页 |
| ·Rhetorical Devices | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| References | 第46-49页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第49-50页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第50-51页 |
| 个人简历 | 第51-52页 |
