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Chinese Abstract |
4-5 |
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English Abstract |
5-8 |
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Chapter 1 Introduction |
8-27 |
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1.1 Historical Development of Canadian Drama |
8-9 |
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1.2 The Drama of Robertson Davies |
9-10 |
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1.3 Commonwealth Drama |
10-27 |
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1.3.1 The General State of Commonwealth Drama |
10-17 |
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1.3.2 Four Phases of Commonwealth Drama |
17-25 |
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1.3.3 American Cultural Influence on Commonwealth Drama |
25-27 |
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Chapter 2 Robertson Davies and His Playwriting |
27-48 |
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2.1 A Brief Account of His Family Background |
27-28 |
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2.2 Influences on Robertson Davies’s Playwriting |
28-40 |
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2.2.1 Family |
29-30 |
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2.2.2 Earlier Experiences |
30-33 |
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2.2.3 Society |
33-40 |
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2.3 Robertson Davies’s Plays |
40-42 |
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2.4 Types of Davies’Plays |
42-48 |
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2.4.1 History Plays |
43-44 |
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2.4.2 Morality Plays |
44-46 |
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2.4.3 Autobiographical Plays |
46-48 |
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Chapter 3 Artistic Styles and Various Artistic Features |
48-65 |
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3.1 Artistic Style |
48-50 |
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3.2 Artistic Features |
50-65 |
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3.2.1 Form |
51-54 |
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3.2.2 Dialogue |
54-56 |
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3.2.3 Characterization |
56-61 |
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3.2.4 Plot |
61-65 |
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Chapter 4 Robertson Davies’s Fortune, My Foe |
65-83 |
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4.1 The Advent and Summary of Fortune, My Foe |
66-69 |
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4.2 An Exploration of the Theme in Fortune, My Foe |
69-78 |
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4.3 The Artistic Methods of Fortune, My Foe |
78-80 |
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4.4 The Influence of Davies’Playwriting on Canadian Drama |
80-83 |
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Conclusion |
83-86 |
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References |
86-89 |
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Appendix |
89-94 |
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Acknowledgements |
94 |
