声明
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1．1 Popularity of Talking Animals in Children’s Literature
1．2 Research Background
1．3 Possibility and Significance of the Research
Chapter Two The Relationship between Talking Animals and Children’s Literature
2．1 Defining Two Terms
2．1．1 Children’s Literature
2．1．2 Anthropomorphism
2．2 The Origin of Talking Animals in Children’s Literature
2．3．1 The Discovery of Childhood
2．3．2 The Influence of John Locke
2．3．3 The Beginning of Children’s Books and Talking Animals in Them
2．3．4 Talking Animals in Fables and Fairy Tales
Chapter Three The Surveys on the Reception of Talking Animals in Children’s Literature
3．1 A General Introduction to the Survey
3．2 The Results of the Surveys Showed with Diagrams
3．2．1 The Results of the Children’s Survey
3．2．2 The Results of the Adults’ Survey
3．2．3 Analysis of the Results
Chapter Four Different Types of Talking Animals in Children’s Literature
4．1 Realistic Animals Who Are Just Given a Voice by the Writers
4．1．1 Talking Animals in Animal Autobiographies
4．1．2 Realistic Animals in the Wild
4．2 Talking Animals Which Are No Longer in Their Original Forms
4．2．1 Talking Animals Who Communicate Only Between Animals Themselves
4．2．2 Talking Animals Interacting With Human Beings
Chapter Five The Meaning and Importance of Talking Animals in Children’s Literature——From the Perspective of Reception Theory
5．1 A General Introduction to the Reception Theory
5．2 A Reception Theory Approach on Talking Animals in Children’s Literature
5．2．1 Characteristics of Children’s Psychology
5．2．2 The Reader’s Expectations
Chapter Six Factors Influencing the Reception of Talking Animals in Children’s Literature
6．1 The Effect of Using Defamiliarization
6．2 Emotional Distances between Children and Talking Animals
6．3 Techniques to Make the Story Acceptable and Believable
Chapter Seven Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix One
Appendix Two
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