依存與超越

作品目錄

IntroductionChapter 1Exclusive Demesne vs. Spiritual Homeland1. Personality Distorted by Vicissitudes of Belief1.1An Incongruous Entity -- Ephraim Cabot's Spirit of Puritanism and Material Desire1.2Two Ill-Proportioned Entities -- Yank's Spirit of Industrialism and the Worldwide Materialism1.3Rotten-to-the-Core Entity -- Marco Polo's Spirit of Materialism2. Destruc.tion Caused by Betrayal of Force Behind2.1Betrayal of Religion2.2Betrayal of Race2.3Betrayal of Nature.2.4Betrayal of Consanguinity2.5Betrayal of Sea2.6Betrayal of Ideal3. Pipe Dream Necessitated by Survival3.1Dream as the Intermediate Synonym of Illusion and Ideal3.2 Dream for the Past -- Recollection3.3Dream for the Future -- HopeChapter 2Exclusive Demesne vs. Social Panorama1. Woman Images Defined by Patriarchy1.1Traditional Women 1.1.1False "New Women" 1.1.2Men's Accessories 1.1.3Ideal Women1.2Rebellious Women1.3Destructive Women2. Dehumanized Humans Created by Capitalistic Modernization3. Peripheral Characters Moulded by Multi-National Fusion and Collision3.1African-Americans 3.1.1Stereotyped Blacks 3.1.2Blacks with Universality3.2Irish-Americans 3.2.1Stereotyped Irish-Americans 3.2.2Irish-Americans with Universality4. Lost Men Haunted by War ShadowChapter 3Exclusive Demesne vs. Cultural Connotation1. Ancient Tragedies Restaged by Modem People2. Multicultural Shock Stimulated by Different Values2.1Touch of the Poet Corrupted by Stately Mansions2.2Sensual Desire Oppressed by Life-Denying Puritanism2.3Strange Interlude Composed Between the WarsConclusionBibliography