本站原创ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS9-11
ABSTRACT11-13
摘要13-17
CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION17-28
1.1 Brief Introduction to V. S. Naipaul and his Literary Career17-20
1.2 Brief Introduction to A House for Mr. Biswas20-24
1.3 The Tragicomic Life of Mr. Biswas24-28
CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW28-36
CHAPTER Ⅲ THE THEORY OF IRONY36-56
3.1 Definition of Irony36-39
3.2 The Development of Irony39-45
3.3 Types of Irony45-51
3.3.1 Verbal Irony45-48
3.3.2 Dramatic Irony48-49
3.3.3 Situational Irony49-51
3.4 Functions of Irony51-56
3.4.1 Pragmatic Functions52-53
3.4.2 The Evasive Function53-54
3.4.3 The Distance Function54-56
CHAPTER Ⅳ IRONIES IN A HOUSE FOR MR. BISWAS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS56-105
4.1 Verbal Irony56-78
4.1.1 Apenation among Immigrants in Verbal Ironies56-68
4.1.2 Inferiority Complex of Mr. Biswas in Verbal Ironies68-78
4.2 Biswas’s Tragicomedy in Dramatic Irony78-89
4.3 Irony of Fate89-105
4.3.1 Tragedy of the Tulsi Family89-96
4.3.2 Tragedy of Mr. Biswas96-105
CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION105-110
NOTES110-116
WORKS CITED116-121