This book began as a dissertation in the late 1990s when I was doing my Ph. D. in Shanghai International Studies University under the supervision of Professor How Weirui and Professor Yu Jianhua, to whom I would like to express my deepest gratitude for their kind encouragement and academic guidance.
Introduction Cognizance of Darkness: DangLing Man and The Victim Turning Away from Darkness: The Adventures o f Augie March Concentrated Expression of Darkness and Vision of Light:Seize the Day Allegorical Representation of Bellow's Quest: Henderson the Rain King Honest Confrontation with Darkness and Final Breakthrough into Light:Herzog Conclusion Bibliography 后記