| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-22页 |
| ·The significance and structure of this paper | 第10-12页 |
| ·Tang Xianzu and his dramas | 第12-16页 |
| ·Synopsis of The Peony Pavilion | 第16-18页 |
| ·Literature review of the drama | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical perspective | 第22-32页 |
| ·Essential concepts of Freud's psychoanalysis | 第22-25页 |
| ·The unconscious | 第22-23页 |
| ·The composition of human personality:id,ego,superego | 第23-25页 |
| ·Dream as a means of literary expression | 第25-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Dream as the main dramatic expression in the structure of The Peony Pavilion | 第32-46页 |
| ·Freudian psychological analysis of the drama | 第33-43页 |
| ·Love in dream——the id | 第34-38页 |
| ·Death of Du Liniang——the ego and narcissism | 第38-40页 |
| ·Pursuit of her lover——the superego | 第40-43页 |
| ·The peculiarities of Tang's drama writing | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Dream as a means to express the author's ideal | 第46-52页 |
| ·The social setting of the drama | 第46-47页 |
| ·The theme of the drama | 第47-49页 |
| ·Tang Xianzu's ideal of human life | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| ·The purpose of the paper | 第52-53页 |
| ·The limitations of the paper | 第53页 |
| ·The prospect for the Tang Xianzu studies | 第53-55页 |
| Notes | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| Paper Published During 2006-2009 | 第59页 |
