| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One An Overview of Postmodern Rewriting and Retextualization | 第11-15页 |
| Ⅰ Pamlimpsest and Retextualization –a Visit to the "Past" | 第11-14页 |
| Ⅱ Brief Introduction of The Book of Daniel and The Public Burning | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Discrepancies Between Historical Facts and Fictional Representations | 第15-40页 |
| Ⅰ Historical Texts: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg "Conspiracy" Case | 第15-17页 |
| Ⅱ The Setting: Fictional Highlighting | 第17-20页 |
| Ⅲ Fictional Characterization: Rosenbergs and "The Others" | 第20-33页 |
| A. Issacsons in The Book of Daniel | 第20-22页 |
| B. Rosenbergs in The Public Burning | 第22-24页 |
| C. It Is the Book of Daniel | 第24-27页 |
| D. Assortment of Political Characters | 第27-33页 |
| Ⅳ Revisit the Past: The Fictional Representation of History | 第33-40页 |
| Chapter Three Pop Culture as Means to Restage the Case | 第40-46页 |
| Chapter Four Meditation on History | 第46-54页 |
| Ⅰ Views on History by E.L. Doctorow and Robert Coover | 第46-50页 |
| Ⅱ History and Literature | 第50-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Works Cited | 第56-60页 |
