为小说申辩：理查德-鲍威尔斯小说研究

Introduction
1． From Thomas Pychon to the Generation Xers
2． Richard Powers
3． Theoretic Framework and Structure of The Book
Chapter One The Convergence of Science and Art：An Apology for the Legitimacy of Fiction
1．1 Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance：Scientific Progress and Its Impact upon Human Life and Art
1．1．1 Science vs Society
1．1．2 Science vs Art
1．2 The Gold Bug Variations ： A Variation of Humanities and Sciences
1．3 Transcending of the Game Rules of the Discourses of Science and Art
Chapter Two Calling for the Return of Humanity：An Apology for the Function of Fiction
2．1 Galatea 2．2 ： A New Version of Pygmalion Mythology in the Digital Age
2．2 Operation Wandering Soul：The Recursion of Nightmare in the 20th Century
2．3 Story-Telling：Means to Enhance Humanism in the Information Age
Chapter Three Ecologic Concern：An Apology for the Social Function of Fiction
3．1 Gain：A Modem American Eco-tragedy
3．2 The Echo Maker：Relocation of Man in Nature
3．3 Re-Establishing of the Man-and-Nature Relationship
Chapter Four Hybridization and Mixture：Richard Powers's Narrative Strategy
4．1 Powers's Idea and Strategy of Narrative
4．2 Hybridization and Mixture of Scientific Discourse with Literary Discourse
4．3 Blending of Postmodemism with Realism
4．4 Blending of Narrative with Essayistic Writing
Conclusion
Accessory 1
Accessory 2
Works Cited
Index
Acknowledgements
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