| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·The Aim and Significance of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·An Overview of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| ·Previous Research on Time | 第17-19页 |
| ·Philosophy of Time | 第17-18页 |
| ·Bergson’s Influence on Faulkner | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Theoretical Framework | 第19-23页 |
| ·Linear Order in Genette’s Narrative Model | 第20-21页 |
| ·Ferguson’s Definitions in Narration | 第21-22页 |
| ·Hu Yamin’Views on Narrating Time | 第22-23页 |
| ·Narrative Time in Faulkner’s Works | 第23-29页 |
| ·Research on Faulkner’s Works | 第24-25页 |
| ·Research on Narrative Time | 第25-29页 |
| 3. Time as a State of Flowing in Faulkner’s Six Short Stories | 第29-50页 |
| ·Narrative Time in the Six Short Stories | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Three Chronological Deviations in the Six Short Stories | 第31-50页 |
| ·Analepsis: Narration of Past | 第33-39页 |
| ·Prolepsis: Narration of Future | 第39-45页 |
| ·Narration of Co-occurrence | 第45-50页 |
| 4. Faulkner’s Conception of Time in his Literary Writings | 第50-65页 |
| ·Faulkner’s Literary Writings | 第50-51页 |
| ·Faulkner’s Conception of time in his Story Writings | 第51-63页 |
| ·Faulkner’s Handling of Time in “That Evening Sun” | 第52-54页 |
| ·Faulkner’s Handling of Time in “A Justice” | 第54-56页 |
| ·Faulkner’s Handling of Time in “Wash” | 第56-57页 |
| ·Faulkner’s Handling of Time in “There Was a Queen” | 第57-59页 |
| ·Faulkner’s Handling of Time in “A Rose for Emily” | 第59-61页 |
| ·Faulkner’s Handling of Time in “Barn Burning” | 第61-63页 |
| ·The Fixed Time Pattern in his Stories | 第63-65页 |
| 5. The Influence of Faulkner’s View of Time on his Literary Creation | 第65-77页 |
| ·Faulkner’s Views of Time in his Literary Writings | 第65-71页 |
| ·Cyclic View of Time in his Literary Writings | 第66-68页 |
| ·Static View of Time in his Literary Writings | 第68-71页 |
| ·The Influence of Faulkner’s View of Time on Literary Creation | 第71-75页 |
| ·Stories Revised into Novels | 第71-74页 |
| ·The Existing World into Extending Literary World | 第74-75页 |
| ·The Guiding Principle Underlying his Literary Creation | 第75-77页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第77-80页 |
| ·A Summary of the Study | 第77-78页 |
| ·Limitations of this Study and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第78-80页 |
| Works Cited | 第80-82页 |
