| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| I About A.S. Byatt and Possession | 第8-11页 |
| II Literature Review | 第11-14页 |
| III Significance of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Methodology | 第15-23页 |
| ·Definition of Historiographic Metafiction | 第15-17页 |
| ·Main Aspects of Historiographic Metafiction | 第17-23页 |
| ·The Relation between History and Fiction under the Postmodern Context | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Intertextuality of History | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Role of Parody in Historiographic Metafiction | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two The Incredibility of Historiography | 第23-35页 |
| ·Integration of History and Fiction | 第23-25页 |
| ·Minor Histories under Multiple Points of View | 第25-27页 |
| ·Intertextuality of Historical Texts | 第27-35页 |
| ·Representation of the Characters’ Blonde Hair | 第27-31页 |
| ·Repetition of Female Images in Past and Present | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Three The Metafictional Features in Possession | 第35-41页 |
| ·The Third Person Omniscient Narrator’s Intrusion | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Involvement of Readers | 第37-38页 |
| ·An Open Ending | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Four Parodies of Historical Literary Figures and Different Genres | 第41-51页 |
| ·Parody of Historical Literary Figures | 第41-44页 |
| ·Parody of Romance | 第44-46页 |
| ·Parody of Detective Story | 第46-48页 |
| ·Parody of Bildungsroman | 第48-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57-58页 |
| Publications | 第58页 |
