Acknowledgements5-6
Abstract6-8
中文摘要8-9
Introduction9-19
0.1 A brief introduction to John Maxwell Coetzee and his works9-11
0.2 A brief introduction to the novel Diary of a Bad Year11-14
0.3 Literature review14-17
0.3.1 Literature review abroad14-16
0.3.2 Literature review in China16-17
0.4 The Structure of this thesis17-19
Chapter One Dialogi and the polyphonic theory of Bakhtin19-30
1.1 Dialogi19-22
1.2 The polyphonic theory in Diary of a Bad Year22-30
Chapter Two The poptical claims of "Strong Opinions" and "Second Diary"30-40
2.1 The strong poptical claims in "Strong Opinions"30-35
2.2 The mild poptical claims and other opinions in "Second Diary"35-40
Chapter Three Dialogic narratives in Dairy of a Bad Year40-46
3.1 J.C.'s narrative from the perspective of dialogi40-41
3.1.1 J.C.'s narrative point of view40-41
3.2 The dialogic relationship of J.C.'s narrative to "Strong Opinions" and "Second Diary"41-43
3.3 The dialogic relationship of Anya's narrative to J.3-46
Conclusion46-48
References48-50