| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-21页 |
| ·Two Writers and Their Works | 第10-15页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第15-18页 |
| ·Introduction of the Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter 2 A Comparative Analysis of Gothic Horror Atmosphere | 第21-30页 |
| ·Aesthetic Appreciation of Horror Atmosphere in The Picture of Dorian Gray | 第21-26页 |
| ·Modernist Creation of Horror Atmosphere in Absalom,Absalom! | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter 3 A Comparative Analysis of Gothic Figures | 第30-42页 |
| ·Three Conventional Gothic Figures in the Two Novels | 第30-38页 |
| ·Gothic Villian-Heroes | 第30-33页 |
| ·Gothic Women | 第33-35页 |
| ·Gothic Devils | 第35-38页 |
| ·Unconventional Gothic Figures in Absalom,Absalom! | 第38-42页 |
| ·Unconventional Gothic Heroine | 第38-39页 |
| ·Unconventional Gothic Heroes | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 4 A Comparative Analysis of Gothic Themes | 第42-60页 |
| ·The Gothic Theme of Karma | 第43-47页 |
| ·Karma of Eternal Youth in The Picture of Dorian Gray | 第43-45页 |
| ·Karma of Slavery in Absalom,Absalom! | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Gothic Theme of Twisted Love | 第47-53页 |
| ·Homosexual Love in The Picture of Dorian Gray | 第48-50页 |
| ·Incestuous Love in Absalom, Absalom! | 第50-53页 |
| ·The Gothic Theme of Death | 第53-60页 |
| ·Annihilative Death in The Picture of Dorian Gray | 第54-57页 |
| ·Revitalized Death in Absalom, Absalom! | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter 5 The Gothic Soil Breeding the Two Novels | 第60-67页 |
| ·British Gothic Soil for The Picture of Dorian Gray | 第60-63页 |
| ·American Gothic Soil for Absalom, Absalom! | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| Works Cited | 第70-73页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第73页 |
