| Chapter Ⅰ An Introduction to John Barth's Life and His Works | 第1-11页 |
| ChapterⅡ John Barth & American Postmodernist Writing | 第11-15页 |
| ·Historical Background of American Postmodernist Fiction | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Artistic Features of American Postmodernist Fiction | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ A Parody of History | 第15-26页 |
| ·Barth's Manipulation of History | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Plot: A Parody of History | 第19-26页 |
| ·Barth's Version of History about John Smith | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Eating Contest | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Eggplant Recipe | 第23页 |
| ·The Parody of the History of Issac Newton and Henry More | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ A Parody of Traditional Literary Forms | 第26-37页 |
| ·A Parody of Henry Fielding's Tom Jones | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Reshaping of Traditional Epic | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Hero Myth as Story | 第29-37页 |
| ·A Quest for Self-identity by Ebenezer Cooke and Henry Burlingame | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Role Played by Henry Burlingame | 第32-35页 |
| ·The Role Played by Other Minor Characters | 第35-37页 |
| Conclusion | 第37-39页 |
| Notes | 第39-42页 |
| Bibliography | 第42-44页 |
| Publications | 第44页 |
