解放军外国语学院英语专业建立于1949年，学科体系健全，是全国和全军的重点学科，拥有博士后科研流动站和博士学位授权点；师资力量雄厚，目前有近30名教师具有博士学位；教学质量上乘，在全国英语统测中成绩一直名列前茅；科研学术活跃，学风严谨，成果丰硕。

本书是部分博士在国内各名牌院校知名学者教授指导下精心撰写的学术著作。

Chapter One Introduction

 1.1 The Unfavourable Reception of Jacobean

   Drama in China

 1.2 The High Estimation of the Plays in the West

 1.3 Review of Literature

 1.4 The Prominence of the Heroines in Jacobean Drama

 1.5 The Argument of This Book

Chapter Two A New Temper in Jacobean Tragedies

2.1 General Characteristics of English Renaissance Tragedies

2.2 Specific Traits of Later Jacobean Tragedies

2.3 The Central Position of Men's Military or Political

    Ambition in Earlier Renaissance Tragedies

2.4 The Prominent Position of Emotional or Domestic

    Life in Later Jacobean Tragedies

2.5 The Equivocal Status of the Protagonists in Later

    Jacobean Tragedies

Chapter Three Causes of the New Temper

3.1 Personal and Social Influences

3.2 The Contemporary Debate on Woman

3.3 The Influence of King James I and His Court

3.4 A General Pessimism and Stress on Individualism

3.5 The Rise of the Middle Class

3.6 Literary Influences

3.7 Summary of the Various Causes

Chapter Four Victims of Self-assertion

4.1 The White Devil: a Selfish, Manipulating but

   Courageous Individual

4.2 The Duchess ofMalfi: a Determined Pursuer of

   Marital Happiness

4.3 Bianca: the Wilful, Pragmatic and Vain Mistress

4.4 Beatrice-Joanna: the Possessive Murderess

4.5 Annabella: the Selfless and Willing Victim of Incest

4.6 Penthea: the Stoic and Iron-willed Believer of Honour

Chapter Five Victims of Circumstances

5.1 The Influence of the Rulers on Society in General

5.2 Vittoria: Victim of Private Revenge and a Corrupt Society

5.3 The Duchess of Malfi: Victim of Patriarchalism

5.4 Women Beware Women: the Influence of Degenerate Elders

5.5 The Changeling: the Influence of a Pleasure-seeking Society

 5．6 Annabella’S Parma：a Corrupt Society Caring Only

forAppearances

 5．7 Penthea：a Victim ofEnforced Marriage and the

ConventionalNotion ofHonour

Chapter Six Conclusion

Bibliography

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