| Abstract(Chinese) | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| Synopsis(Chinese) | 第4-7页 |
| Synopsis | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| ·Background of Foster's novel A Passage to India | 第13-14页 |
| ·A brief review of previous research | 第14-16页 |
| ·The purpose of present research and the theoretical basis | 第16-21页 |
| ·The general perspectives of Imagology | 第16-17页 |
| ·The definition of Image and "the other" | 第17-18页 |
| ·The purpose of present study | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Two Foster's balanced depiction of Indian landscape challenges simplified "other" | 第21-29页 |
| ·Simplified India landscape in British collective imagination | 第21-24页 |
| ·India was depicted as an exotic other | 第21-22页 |
| ·Indian was depicted as a dangerous land | 第22-24页 |
| ·Foster's balanced representation of India landscape in A Passage to India | 第24-29页 |
| ·Foster's India is poor but full of strength and vitality | 第24-25页 |
| ·Foster's India is mysterious but not dangerous | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter Three Foster's description of three-dimensional Indians challenges stereotyped "other" | 第29-35页 |
| ·Stereotyped Indians in British collective imagination | 第29-30页 |
| ·Foster's three-dimensional Indians in A Passage to India | 第30-35页 |
| Chapter Four Foster's impartial construction of India social relations challenges the colonized "other" | 第35-45页 |
| ·Foster's new insights on British-India relationship | 第35-41页 |
| ·The British's control in India was justified in British collective imagination | 第35-37页 |
| ·Foster questions British's status in A passage to India | 第37-41页 |
| ·Foster's reconstruction of the Muslim-Hindu conflicts in India | 第41-45页 |
| ·The alleged fundamental antagonism between Muslim and Hindu is minimized | 第41-43页 |
| ·The assumed Inferior Hinduism is cast by Foster in positive light | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Five Foster's Indian image can be seen as reflection of social background and individual attitudes | 第45-51页 |
| ·Social and cultural factors | 第45-47页 |
| ·Individual factors | 第47-51页 |
| ·Personal contacts with India land and Indians | 第47-48页 |
| ·Foster's attitude towards imperialism | 第48-49页 |
| ·Foster's attitude towards religion | 第49-50页 |
| ·Sympathy for the weak | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第51-53页 |
| References | 第53-56页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第56-57页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第57-58页 |
| 个人简历 | 第58-59页 |
