摘要：二十世纪的英国正处在一个重要的转折期，随着英国工业革命的发展以及女权运动的兴起，女性的话语权得到了极大的提高，与此同时，女性意识空前高涨。与思想进步一同带来的便是文学作品的变化。与正统文学不太一样的是，在侦探小说中，作者通过多角度的人物以及情感分析体现了一个虚幻的艺术世界，在这个艺术世界里可以尽情表达，侦探小说中的思想感情更为真实。不同于正统文学的循规蹈矩，从英国不同时期的侦探小说来分析女性意识的历时变迁，可以发现不同背景下女性意识蕴含的更深层次的问题，从一个新的角度去分析一个较为常见的概念——女性意识，这更加体现出侦探小说的魅力以及其存在的价值内涵。侦探小说作为一个比较新鲜的角度来重新认识和分析女性意识，可以使我们对此进行更深刻的理解与反思。本篇论文将通过分析柯南·道尔的《福尔摩斯探案全集》和阿加莎·克里斯蒂的《无尽长夜》这两部侦探小说中体现的女性意识，以此探索女性意识在侦探小说中的历时变迁。

关键词：女性意识  侦探小说  柯南·道尔  阿加莎·克里斯蒂

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

Introduction -1

Chapter 1 Literature Review-2

1.1 Detective Novels-2

1.1.1 Concept of Detective Novels -2

1.1.2 Development of Detective Novels -2

1.1.3 The Role and Significance of Detective Novels -3

1.2 Female Consciousness-4

1.2.1 Concept of Female Consciousness -4

1.2.2 Development of Female Consciousness -5

1.3 Research Status at Home and Abroad -6

Chapter 2 Female Consciousness in Sherlock Holmes-8

2.1 Social Background and Impact--8

2.1.1 Reasons for Low Status of Women -8

2.1.2 Improvement of Women’s Status in Victorian Era -8

2.2 The Embodiment of Female Consciousness in Novels -9

2.2.1 The Image of Sherlock Holmes -9

2.2.2 Outstanding Female Images -10

Chapter 3 Female Consciousness in Endless Nights-11

3.1 Patriarchal Cultural Imprint-11

3.1.1 Female Images in Endless Nights -11

3.1.2 The Existence of Male Voice -12

3.2 Resistance to Male Discourse -12

3.2.1 Greta’s Crime -12

3.2.2 The Embodiment of Female Consciousness-13

Chapter 4 The Changes in Female Consciousness Reflected in Sherlock Holmes and Endless Nights-15

4.1 The Development of Feminist Movement in the 20th Century -15

4.1.1 Women’s Struggle for Status -15

4.1.2 The Influence of Feminist Movement on Female Consciousness -16

4.2 The Influence of Writer’s Gender on Female Consciousness-17

4.2.1 Male Writers and Detective Novels -17

4.2.2 Female Writers and Detective Novels -18

4.3 Changes in Female Consciousness Reflected in the Two Works -19

4.3.1 Sherlock Holmes and Female Consciousness-19

4.3.2 Endless Nights and Female Consciousness -20

Conclusion -21

Bibliography -22

Acknowledgements -24