《猫的摇篮》—后现代神话.doc

《猫的摇篮》—后现代神话 Cat’s Cradle?A Postmodern MythologyKey Words:Postmodern Mythology, Absurdity, Black Humor, Irony, Parody A Master’s Thesis Presented to The School of Foreign Languages Renmin University of ChinaIn Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Master of Arts Degree By Tian Na May 2004Acknowledgements I would like to express my gratitude to my thesis advisor, DrChen Shidan, for giving me the inspiration, encouragement and guidance in my academic careerThis dissertation would be impossible without his guidance and insight toward my study Special thanks to Dr. Sun Hong for giving me standardizing supervision and instructions I would like to thank other committee members, Professor Diao Keli, and Ms ZengWei, for their interest in my researchI gratefully acknowledge the inspiration and guidance concerning the philosophical part of this dissertation from Dr. Long YanIn addition, I would like to thank Professor Zhang Weiping, Professor Wang Weidong, Professor Zhang Yongxian, Professor Li Shoujing, and Professor Guo Qingmin for offering me excellent lectures and inspiring guidance during my study yearI also would like to thank all my classmates for offering me various generous helpSpecial thanks to my dearest friends for their2 kindness and patience in teaching me techniques, for their selfless support and their sincere friendship towards me Finally and the most important, I would like to express my deep gratitude to my family for taking all the burden off my shoulders and letting me continue my studies, and particularly to my Mother and Father for their unconditional and endless love, supporting guidance, generosity, sweetness, and always being there with me; without their inspiration, encouragement, motivation, and optimism, I would not be able to come this farThanks again to all 3 Table of Contents Page Acknowledgements..ii Chapter One Introduction……………………………………………………..1A. Historical Writing Context..…