序 Acknowledgements 中文題要 Abstract Introduction Ⅰ. Timeless Oedipal revolts Ⅱ. Social Oedipal revolutions since the mid-19thcentury Ⅲ. Hopes of redemption Ⅳ. Tennessee Williams as a modernist dramatist Ⅴ. Tennessee's complex relationship with his own father C.C. Ⅵ. The father in Williams' theatre Chapter 1 The Glass Menagerie: The Post'Patricide ExistentialAnarchy Ⅰ. Timeless Oedipal revolts Ⅱ. The disjointed world as a result of the absence of thefather Ⅲ. Absence of the father as an expression of bitterdisillusionment Chaoter 2 A Streetcar Named Desire: The Dead Father as aToxic Legacy Ⅰ. Blanche's visitation and her tragic ending Ⅱ. Return of the dead father and his re-death--ametaphorical reading Ⅲ. Cultural significance of the father's loss: decline ofthe degraded Apollonian rule and the old Europe Chapter 3 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: The Glorious Comeback of theFather as a Tribute to American Pragmatism Ⅰ. Maggie--the Cat on the hot tin roof Ⅱ. Brick--the melancholic prince Ⅲ. The father's saving grace and the \brick-wall-breakingoperation\ Ⅳ. A dramatized tribute to King Big Daddy and hisAmerica Chapter 4 The Night of the Iguana : Communication and MutualHelp Replacing the Quest for the Father Ⅰ. Everyone is hell and is in hell Ⅱ. Everyone can be someone's angel Ⅲ. Williams' attempt to liquidate his old self Ⅳ. Communicative rationality as the saving grace right athand Ⅴ. Dethroned father figure integrated into the cycle ofredemption Conclusion Bibliography
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