1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述）
the concept of female gothic is brought up in 1976 by american feminist critic, ellen moers. in her work literary women: the great writers, she coins the new term and by using it she has laid the foundation for combining the genre of gothic novel and the feminist literary criticism. moers claims that the female gothic is "easily defined: the work that women writers have done in the literary mode that, since the eighteenth century, we have called the gothic" (moers, 1976:90-110). whether that moers‘s definition is too much simple remains to be further discussed, it cannot be denied that she has opened up a new space for the development of relatively mature and systematical research in female gothic literature. from then on, the male-dominated gothic convention has been broken. the active participation of female writers in gothic novels has brought about the appearance of female gothic, as not only a new branch but also an undivided part of gothic novel.
however, no matter how broad area female gothic novels have marked out in literature, the female gothic perspective has not been focused on until recent years. and compared with academic circles abroad which takes female gothic seriously, “the domestic studies are nearly blank, or at most, at the threshold”. (li xia, 2013) there are few domestic related translations of books and research monographs. also, the related theses are somewhat repetition and overlap in terms of themes and subjects and they are lack of profundity in analysis. on the whole, domestic academic study of female gothic is at starting stage. as for such comparatively blank space, it becomes urgent to go deep into female gothic study in china.
amy tan, one of the representatives of chinese-american female writer, is famed all over the world for her exploration in cultural conflict and generation gap between the two countries. as an attestation to maturity in amy tan’s writing, the bonesettler’s daughter has been studied from various perspectives, however, few articles touch upon it under the big background of female gothic. therefore, this paper aims to achieve a better understanding of the female issues by analyzing the intentions and special female gothic elements in this novel. to some extent, it serves to contribute to feminist critics as well as inspire women’s independence and self-consciousness in modern society.
2. 研究的基本内容与方案
Based on the studies at home and abroad, this paper will introduce the Female Gothic perspective into the study of Amy Tan’s The Bonesetter's Daughter. Under such a perspective, the paper tries to delve into the Feminist ideas and Gothic elements which have been embodied in this novel. This paper can be mainly divided into five parts: Chapter one is a total introduction of the background, including definition and features of Female Gothic novels. Chapter two introduces the literary achievements and cultural background of Amy Tan, who is an American-born-Chinese writer. It will probe into the abstruse psychological motivations behind her writings. Chapter three focuses on the Female Gothic elements in this novel, including gender oppression, cultural oppression and mother-daughter relationship. Chapter four summarizes the inheritance and breakthrough of Amy Tan’s works concerning Female Gothic novels. As one of the representatives of Chinese-American female writers, she plays an active role in realizing self-consciousness, bravely pursuing freedom, equality and love. The Conclusion forms the final part of the paper, in which this paper’s realistic significance will be discussed.
Research Method: Mainly include the information search, Theory research and case study.
3. 研究计划与安排
before 20th january : settlement of the title
before20th march: submission of the outline
before 25th april : submission of the first draft
4. 参考文献（12篇以上）
[1] amy tan. the bonesetter’s daughter [m]. new york: ballantine books, 2002.[2] cai tingting. a voice of their own: reading amy tan’s the bonesetter’s daughter from the point of view of third world feminism [d]. xiamen: xiamen university, 2007.
[3] d. wallace. the female gothic: new directions[c]. london: palgrave macmillan, 2009.
[4] ellen moers. literary women: the great writers [m].oxford: oxford university press; reprint edition, 1985.
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