Chapter One Introduction

1.1 Boccaccio and The Decameron

1.2 Feng Menglong, Ling Mengchu and “Sanyan” “Erpai”

1.3 Significance of Research

1.4 Related Studies at Home and Abroad

1.5 Summary

Chapter Two Comparison of the Motif of Love

2.1 Case Study of Comparison of Love

2.2 Other Examples of Love in The Decameron

2.3 Other Examples of Love in “Sanyan” “Erpai”

2.4 Summary

Chapter Three Comparison of the Motif of Sex

3.1 Comparison of Stories of Erotic Monks or Friars

3.2 Comparison of Stories of Amorous Nuns

3.3 Comparison of Stories of Exchanging Wives

3.4 Summary

Chapter Four Comparison of the Motif of Belief

4.1 Wavering of Belief in The Decameron

4.2 Attitudes in “Sanyan Erpai”

4.3 Summary

Chapter Five Comparison of the Motif of Misogyny

5.1 A Case Study of Misogyny in “Sanyan”

5.2 A Case Study of Misogyny in The Decameron

5.3 Summary

Chapter Six An Integral Comparison

6.1 Usury in The Decameron

6.2 Usury in “Sanyan Erpai”

6.3 Comparison of Perspective of Capitalism

6.4 Summary

Chapter Seven Conclusion

7.1 Comparison of the Limitation

7.2 Mutual Influence between Fictions and Citizens

7.3 Civic Culture's Impetus to Chinese and Western Fictions

References

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