本書選取了莎士比亞的《一報(bào)還一報(bào)》、瑪麗·雪萊的《弗蘭肯斯坦》、福斯特的《印度之行》、勞倫斯的《菊馨》、福爾斯的《法國中尉的女人》、萊辛的《野草在歌唱》和安吉拉·卡特的《與狼為伴》等英國文學(xué)史上不同歷史時(shí)期、不同體裁的八個(gè)文本，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生從女性主義批評(píng)、文學(xué)倫理學(xué)批評(píng)、后殖民主義批評(píng)、生態(tài)批評(píng)、后現(xiàn)代批評(píng)等視角來解讀這些文本。
Chapter 1 William Shakespeare： Measure for Measure Feminist Reading and Political Reading
Ⅰ． Introduction to William Shakespeare
Ⅱ． Introduction to the Play
Ⅲ． Excerpt
Ⅳ． Questions For Thinking
Ⅴ． Guidance of Appreciation
Ⅵ． Further Reading
Chapter 2 Marry Shelley： Frankenstein Psychoanalysis and Identity
Ⅰ． Introduction to Marry Shelley
Ⅱ． Introduction to the Novel
Ⅲ． Excerpt
Ⅳ． Questions for Thinking
Ⅴ． Guidance for Appreciation
Ⅵ． Further Reading
Chapter 3 E．M． Forster： A Passage to India Postcolonialism and Cultural Reading
Ⅰ． Introduction to E．M． Forster
Ⅱ． Introduction to the Novel
Ⅲ． Excerpt
Ⅳ． Questions for Thinking
Ⅴ． Guidance for Appreciation
Ⅵ． Further Reading
Chapter 4 D．H． Lawrence： Odour of Chrysanthemums Ecocriticism and Feminism
Ⅰ． Introduction to the Author
Ⅱ． Introduction to the Short Story
Ⅲ． Excerpt
Ⅳ． Questions for Thinking
Ⅴ． Guidance for Appreciation
Ⅵ． Further Reading
Chapter 5 John Fowles： The French Lieutenant's Woman Postmodernism and Feminism
Ⅰ． Introduction to the Author
Ⅱ． Introduction to the Novel
Ⅲ． Excerpt
Ⅳ． Questions for Thinking
Ⅴ． Guidance for Appreciation
Ⅵ． Further Reading
Chapter 6 Dorris Lessing： The Grass Is Singing Feminism and Postcolonialism
Ⅰ． Introduction to the Author
Ⅱ． Introduction to the Novel The Grass is Singing
Ⅲ． Excerpt
Ⅳ． Questions for Thinking
Ⅴ． Guidance for Appreciation
Ⅵ． Further Reading
Chapter 7 William Golding： Lord of the Flies Sociopolitical Reading and Dystopia
Ⅰ． Introduction to the Author
Ⅱ ． Introduction to Lord of the Flies
Ⅲ． Excerpt
Ⅳ． Questions for Thinking
Ⅴ． Guidance for Appreciation
Ⅵ． Further Reading
Chapter 8 Angela Carter： The Company of Wolves Deconstructionism and Feminism
Ⅰ． Introduction to the Author
Ⅱ． Introduction to the Short Story
Ⅲ． Excerpt
Ⅳ． Questions for Thinking
Ⅴ． Guidance for Appreciation
Ⅵ． Further Reading
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