| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-20页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to John Keats and His Poems | 第12-15页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第15-20页 |
| Chapter Two THE CREATIVE PRACTICE OF THE AESTHETICS OF DEATH | 第20-36页 |
| 2.1 Death as the Theme of Keats' Poetry Creation | 第22-26页 |
| 2.1.1 The historical background of Keats' poetic theories | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.2 The personal reasons for Keats' poetic theories | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 The Aesthetic Manifestations of the Aesthetics of Death | 第26-36页 |
| 2.2.1 The peaceful and fair beauty of death | 第26-29页 |
| 2.2.2 The melancholy and romantic beauty of death | 第29-32页 |
| 2.2.3 The transcending and liberating beauty of death | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Three THE EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES OF THE AESTHETICS OFDEATH | 第36-46页 |
| 3.1 Ode as the Main Poetic Form | 第36-38页 |
| 3.2 The Decorative Function of Figures of Speech | 第38-41页 |
| 3.3 Use of Images | 第41-46页 |
| Chapter Four THE EXPRESSIVE EFFECT OF THE AESTHETICS OF DEATH | 第46-53页 |
| 4.1 An Introduction to the Figure-Ground Theory | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2 Poems with an Atmosphere of Death | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3 A Sense of Identity with Death | 第50-51页 |
| 4.4 A Stronger Love for Life | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第53-55页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第55-58页 |
| APPENDIX | 第58页 |
