Cao Zhi’s poetry occupies an undeliable position in Chinese literature history,and scholars of different eras have made great efforts in the study of Cao Zhi’s poetry,resulting in a remarkable accomplishment, There are richful narrative elements inCao Zhi’s poetry, However, little discussion has been systematically made on itsnarrative elements, Therefore, the thesis adopts western theory of narratology inattempting a unique interpretation in exploring Cao Zhi’s poetry, The thesis includesfive parts: the first part deals with the spiritual nature of Cao Zhi’s poetry so as tofathom the emotional tone of the poetry; the second part deliberates on the narrativestructure of Cao Zhi’s poetry, in particular, a combined use of Chinese narratologytheory and western narratology theory is employed in this part; the third part focuseson the notions of implied author, focused pointview and non-focused pointview inbearing the author Cao Zhi’s heart; the forth part discusses the spatial worldconstructed in Cao Zhi’s poetry in order to get an understand of Cao Zhi’s vicissitudesin life; the fifth part analyzes the metaphoric narration in Cao Zhi’s poetry, which isunique in Chinese narrative tradition and which establishes the unalterable position ofCao Zhi’s poetry in Chinese literature history,... |