《第二十二条军规》黑色幽默溯源研究.pdf

PROBING THE ROOTS OF BLACK HUMOR IN CATCH- 22 By Wang Yuning Under the supervision of Associate Prof. Qi Tao A thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies Anhui University April 2008 Acknowledgements I avail myself of this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to those who have offered me great help during the course of my writing the thesis. I acknowledge my indebtedness to my supervisor, Associate Professor Qi Tao, whose informative and inspiring teaching interests me into the study of American literature. I am very grateful to him for his gracious instruction, valuable suggestions, and detailed comments. Without his consistent help and careful corrections, the completion of the present thesis would have been impossible. Moreover his academic approach will benefit me much in my future work and study. I also extend my heartfelt thanks to all the other teachers, including Professor Hong Zengliu, Professor Chen Zhengfa, Professor Hua Quankun, Professor Chen Bing and Australian teacher Annette Stewart, whose lectures and courses are enlightening and illuminating and serve as an unfailing source and inspiration in my study. Lastly special thanks go to my husband and my son for their relentless encouragement and support. i Abstract Black humor mirrors