“选择自己的道路”——对于《伊甸之东》的圣经原型分析英语语言文学专业论文.docxVIP

Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere gratitude to many people who have given me tremendous support and encouragement in one way or another in the process of composing this thesis for MA degree. First of all, my sincere thanks go to my supervisor Professor Zhu Xinfu for his continuous support and guidance alongside my academic life in Soochow University. His lectures on American literature helped me to obtain both knowledge of American writers and methods to do research and propose a thesis. His patience, goodness and sense of responsibility will continue to exert influence on me in the future. I am grateful for his precious time spent on improving this thesis, which would otherwise be impossible. I am also indebted to the other professors at the School of Foreign Languages. I would express my genuine thanks to Professor Wang Labao for his impressive, comprehensive and profound lectures on literary works and criticism. His passionate and persistent pursuit for reading and research sets a model for me and my fellow students. I am also grateful to Professor Song Yanfang, whose courses on English fictions benefit me enormously in studying to read articles and analyze literary works. Other Professors such as Professor Xu Qinggen, Professor Fang Hong, Professor Huang Zhi, Professor Wei Ling and Professor Wu Caiya have all offered me helpful suggestions for my published papers and this thesis. Last but not least, some experts in the fields of linguistics and translation also broadened my academic horizon. Professor Su Xiaojun’s lectures on linguistics and semiotics inspired me to apply linguistic theories for literary analysis. Professor Wang Rongpei also encouraged my reading and studying of literary translation. I have fortunately been studying in School of Foreign Languages with these life-changing mentors. The fulfilment of this thesis also owes to the unconditional support, care and love of my parents. They understand all of my