Abstract and Key Words Abstract: This article analyzes the reasons that cause the tragedy of Willy Lowman, the protagonist in Arthur Miller's masterpiece, Death of a Salesman. After a close study of the definition and connotation of the A...

Abstract The Joy Luck Club is a novel through which readers can see the collision as well as coexistence between the two cultures. In this work, the communication under different cultural backgrounds between the Chinese immigrant mothers...

Abstract When it comes to interpretation of poems, the spotlight is usually on the language analysis and author-oriented understanding of the poem. Conceptual blending, a cognitive linguistic perspective on the other hand, is rarely utili...

Abstract This paper attempts a discussion of feminism based on Doris Lessings The Golden Notebook. By mentioning the heroine, Annas feminist attitudes towards love, marriage, career and Stalinism, it systematically discusses Lessings femi...

Abstract As the pioneer of eco-literature, Thoreau wrote Walden which is considered as pure nature writing. Walden records Thoreaus life and thoughts at Walden Pond. This dissertation intends to give an eco-critical study of Walden on the...

Abstract Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) was a foremost American dramatist and Nobel laureate in Literature. Beyond the Horizon and The Hairy Ape are two of his important plays, in which Eugene O'Neill displays us the struggle life of Robert M...

Abstract Gothic fiction often reveals a different sense of aesthetics to readers so as to bring them unique spiritual enjoyment. This paper discusses the gothic elements in Twilight, the most influential novel of Stephenie Meyer. Twilight...

Abstract This study probes into the new norms which contribute to American young adult literature by California Blue. This can be demenstrated from the aspacts of the theme, the pespective of thought dimention and the growth of teenagers...

Abstract This thesis is an exploration of the nature of Virginia Woolf in relation to her work To the Lighthouse. By analyzing the main character Mrs. Ramsay, using Freuds Life-Death Instinct Theory and Heideggers Being-towards-Death Theo...

Abstract With the development of our society, the communications amid different countries are becoming increasingly frequent. One global subject, namely cross-cultural communication, emerges because of inherent demand, which seeks to clas...

Abstract Pride and Prejudice is a very famous book which was written by Jane Austen. In the book, Jane Austen expressed her view that women should be equal to men by creating a brave and clever girl, Elizabeth, who firmly pursued a marria...

Abstract Sherlock Holmes is a fictional novel written by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which is regarded as one of the most important detective novels in English literature. For many years, there have been countles...

Abstract This thesis is an analysis of the conversational implicature in Pride and Prejudice from the perspectives of the Cooperative Principle (CP) and its four maxims. Firstly, applying pragmatic theories in the analyses of literary wor...

Abstract David Copperfield is the most famous novel of Charles Dickens, which is regarded as an autobiographical novel, since it narrates David's growth from childhood to adulthood. After experiencing many things, David becomes mature wit...

Abstract The Conversational Implicature was put forward by Grice in 1967, who claimed that Between the listener and the speaker in all speech communications, there exists tacit agreement; a kind of rule should be obeyed by them in order t...

Abstract Magic Seeds is one of the most representative works of Naipaul, through which we can feel Naipauls complex of post-colonialism by creating Willie. In the novel, Willie travels from Africa to Berlin and India. During the process,...

Abstract The Kite Runner is a successful and world-favored work in English literature in recent years. Claimed to be the first English-language Afghan novel, with its distinctive Afghan background, delicate time of publication, The Kite R...

Abstract The dissertation will explore Poes feminine ideal from the lady images in his Death of Beauty stories---- Ligeia ,Morella , Berenice. A brand-new interpretation of the other theory in Second Sex would be given to show the relatio...

Abstract The Call of the Wild and White Fang are wonderful and successful works of Jack London who is a famous American writer, and also these two novels are important works based on animal life in worlds literary treasure. The Call of th...

Abstract Song of Solomon is a successful and wonderful work in the rank of African-American literature，winning the National Books Critics Award. In the novel, citing Milkman as the representative figure, Morrison, through collecting and...

Abstract Faulkners A Rose for Emily and McCullerss The Ballad of The Sad Cafe are two classic gothic Stories with striking traditional feature in the history of American Southern Literature. They both depict gruesome backgrounds, creat we...

摘 要 作为一部著名的小说，《飘》有着许多吸引人的地方。在所有的线索中，其中最为重要并贯穿全文始终的，莫过于主人公斯嘉丽的从一个传统的南方淑女成长为一个永不言败的乱...

摘 要 如何实现女性的自我价值是门大学问，每位女性都在探究答案。那么，首先要搞清楚的是女性价值的定义。每位女性都是一个独立的个体，都有权利选择自己的轨迹，在自己的舞...

摘 要 本文旨在探讨略论《呼啸山庄》的男主人公希斯克利夫，尤其是其性格对自身命运的作用。首先本文简要介绍《呼啸山庄》这部小说及其作者艾米莉勃朗特，使读者初步了解这部...

摘 要 《呼啸山庄》是英国著名女作家艾米丽勃朗特唯一的一部小说，而正是这部小说奠定了她在英国文学史上的地位。小说通过一个爱情悲剧，向人们展示了一幅畸形社会的生活画面...

摘 要 作为霍桑浪漫主义长篇小说的代表作，《红字》历来吸引着国内外学者探讨的兴趣。著作情节简单，然而极其丰满的人物形象，鲜明的人物性格正是著作的一大妙笔。反面人物齐...

摘 要 原罪与救赎作为清教思想的一个基本要义之一，对美国的社会生活、风俗习惯以及文学创作等方面产生了巨大的作用。作为19世纪杰出的美国作家，霍桑的著作中弥漫着浓厚的罪...

摘 要 约翰斯坦贝克是20世纪30年代美国文坛上最活跃最引人注目的作家之一，同时也是经济大萧条时期最重要的美国作家。他对贫穷，饱受压迫的美国农民充满同情，也被他们坚强不...

摘 要 第二次世界大战之后的西方戏剧舞台上，绽放了一朵奇葩荒诞派戏剧，而作为一种新的戏剧形式的出现，《等待戈多》 是戏剧史上真正的革新，也是第一部演出成功的荒诞派戏...

摘 要 托马斯哈代，英国诗人、小说家，是横跨两个世纪的著名作家。《德伯家的苔丝》是哈代著称于世界的威塞克斯系列中的一部力作。一百多年过去了，女主人公苔丝也早已树立在...