| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to the Authors | 第9-11页 |
| 1.1.1 Horace Walpole And His Gothic Mode | 第9页 |
| 1.1.2 Emily Bronte And Her Female Gothic | 第9-10页 |
| 1.1.3 The“Violent Woman”Charlotte Dacre | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Synopsis of the Texts | 第11-14页 |
| 1.2.1 The Castle of Otranto | 第11页 |
| 1.2.2 Wutheirng Heights | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2.3 Zofloya, or the Moor | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| 2.1 Research Status at Abroad | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Overview of the Development of Gothic Fiction | 第14页 |
| 2.1.2 The Definition of ‘Female Gothic’ and It’s Development | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.3 The Definition of ‘Violent Woman’ | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Domestic Research Status | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical Framework | 第18-20页 |
| 2.4 The Significance of Research | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis on the Traditional Female Characters | 第21-29页 |
| 3.1 The Development of English Gothic Fiction and Appearance of ‘Female Gothic’ | 第21-22页 |
| 3.2 Traditional Female Characters Analysis in the Texts | 第22-27页 |
| 3.2.1 The Battle Between Man and Woman over Property | 第22-24页 |
| 3.2.2 Reasons for The Formation of Traditional Female Characters | 第24-27页 |
| 3.2.2.1 The Different Roles of Man and Woman in Marriage | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2.2.2 From the Perspective of Family Education | 第25-27页 |
| 3.3 The Roles of ‘Traveling Heroism’ | 第27-29页 |
| 3.3.1 ‘Traveling Heroism’ in The Castle of Otranto | 第27页 |
| 3.3.2 ‘Traveling Heroism’ in Zofloya, or the Moor | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis on Dacre’s ‘Violent Woman’ | 第29-33页 |
| 4.1 The Definition of ‘Violent Woman’ | 第29-30页 |
| 4.2 Female Characters in Zofloya, or the Moor | 第30-31页 |
| 4.2.1 The Revolt of Women | 第30-31页 |
| 4.3 Reasons of the Appearance of ‘Violent Woman’ | 第31-33页 |
| 4.3.1 The Social Progress in the Eighteenth Century | 第31-32页 |
| 4.3.2 Dacre’s Personal Experience | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Five Comparison Between Male And Female Gothic Writers | 第33-41页 |
| 5.1 The Difference Between Female and Male Gothic Writers | 第33-35页 |
| 5.1.1 The Expansion of the Scoop of ‘Female Gothic’ Study | 第33页 |
| 5.1.2 The Difference in Terms of Topics | 第33-35页 |
| 5.2 The Similarities of Female and Male Gothic Writers | 第35-41页 |
| 5.2.1 The Gothic Tradition | 第35-36页 |
| 5.2.2 The Gothic Family Mode | 第36-41页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第41-45页 |
| 6.1 Summary of Findings | 第41-43页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Study | 第43-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-48页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间取得的科研成果 | 第48-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49-50页 |
