Chapter One Introduction 1
1.1 Boccaccio and The Decameron 4
1.2 Feng Menglong, Ling Mengchu and “Sanyan” “Erpai” 10
1.3 Significance of Research 23
1.4 Related Studies at Home and Abroad 31
1.5 Summary 40
Chapter Two Comparison of the Motif of Love 43
2.1 Case Study of Comparison of Love 49
2.2 Other Examples of Love in The Decameron 60
2.3 Other Examples of Love in “Sanyan” “Erpai” 67
2.4 Summary 77
Chapter Three Comparison of the Motif of Sex 80
3.1 Comparison of Stories of Erotic Monks or Friars 82
3.2 Comparison of Stories of Amorous Nuns 97
3.3 Comparison of Stories of Exchanging Wives 106
3.4 Summary 118
Chapter Four Comparison of the Motif of Belief 119
4.1 Wavering of Belief in The Decameron 120
4.2 Attitudes in “Sanyan Erpai” 133
4.3 Summary 142
Chapter Five Comparison of the Motif of Misogyny 152
5.1 A Case Study of Misogyny in “Sanyan” 152
5.2 A Case Study of Misogyny in The Decameron 163
5.3 Summary 171
Chapter Six An Integral Comparison 180
6.1 Usury in The Decameron 180
6.2 Usury in “Sanyan Erpai” 185
6.3 Comparison of Perspective of Capitalism 190
6.4 Summary 197
Chapter Seven Conclusion 199
7.1 Comparison of the Limitation 201
7.2 Mutual Influence between Fictions and Citizens 213
7.3 Civic Culture's Impetus to Chinese and Western Fictions 226
References 229
后记 237