| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| Chapter One Gothic Literature and William Faulkner | 第17-25页 |
| 1.1 Tradition:American Pioneers of Gothic Writing | 第17-19页 |
| 1.2 General Background of Faulkner’s Age:The Southern Renaissance | 第19-21页 |
| 1.3 Back to the Author:The Influence of Faulkner’s Life Experience | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter Two Gothic Settings and Characterization in As I Lay Dying | 第25-40页 |
| 2.1 Horrific Settings | 第26-32页 |
| 2.1.1 Gruesome Natural Settings | 第26-29页 |
| 2.1.2 Social Environment:Miserable Living State of the Poor White Peasants after the Civil War | 第29-32页 |
| 2.2 Gothic Characterization | 第32-40页 |
| 2.2.1 Addie Bundren:A Dark Woman with A Rotting Soul | 第33-36页 |
| 2.2.2 Cash Bundren:A Submissive Victim | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Three Gothic Plots and Themes in As I Lay Dying | 第40-49页 |
| 3.1 Gothic Plots | 第40-44页 |
| 3.1.1 A Rotting Dead Woman and Her Weird Coffin | 第40-42页 |
| 3.1.2 Rape Tragedy in the Dark Cellar | 第42-44页 |
| 3.2 Various Themes of Gothic Writing | 第44-49页 |
| 3.2.1 The Theme of Death | 第44-46页 |
| 3.2.2 The Theme of Revenge | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Four The Effects and Functions of Gothic Style in As I Lay Dying | 第49-54页 |
| 4.1 A Reflection of Social Transformation | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2 Aesthetic Value of Gothic Style in As I Lay Dying | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3 Faulkner’s Humanitarian Concerns | 第51-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-61页 |
