| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·The Subject of the Thesis and Literature Review | 第11-14页 |
| ·Donald Barthelme and Snow White | 第14-15页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Theory of the Sublime | 第17-26页 |
| ·Evolution Stages of the Sublime | 第17-23页 |
| ·Classical Stage | 第17-18页 |
| ·Modern Stage | 第18-21页 |
| ·Postmodern Stage | 第21-23页 |
| ·Connotation of the Sublime | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Sublime in Art | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Aesthetics of the Ugly and the Sublime Essence of Snow White | 第26-40页 |
| ·Aesthetics of the Ugly and the Sublime | 第26-30页 |
| ·Features of Aesthetics of the Ugly in Literature | 第26-28页 |
| ·Relationship between Aesthetics of the Ugly and the Sublime | 第28-30页 |
| ·Aesthetics of the Ugly of Snow White | 第30-38页 |
| ·Barthelme's Creation of an Anti-fairy Tale | 第30-32页 |
| ·Barthelme's Depiction of the Ugly Characters | 第32-38页 |
| ·Barthelme's Seductive Snow White | 第32-35页 |
| ·Barthelme's 'Frog' Prince | 第35-36页 |
| ·Barthelme's Capitalist Dwarfs | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Sublime Essence of the Novel from the Perspective of Aesthetics of the Ugly | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Indeterminacy and the Sublime Essence of Snow White | 第40-55页 |
| ·Indeterminacy and the Sublime | 第40-42页 |
| ·Indeterminacy in Postmodernist Art | 第40页 |
| ·Relationship between Indeterminacy and the Sublime | 第40-42页 |
| ·Indeterminacy of Snow White | 第42-52页 |
| ·Indeterminate Plot | 第43-45页 |
| ·Indeterminate Characters | 第45-47页 |
| ·Indeterminate Language | 第47-49页 |
| ·Indeterminate Theme | 第49-52页 |
| ·The Sublime Essence of the Novel from the Perspective of Indeterminacy | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter Five Tragedy and the Sublime Essence of Snow White | 第55-68页 |
| ·Tragedy and the Sublime | 第55-58页 |
| ·Tragedy in Literature | 第55页 |
| ·Relationship between Tragedy and the Sublime | 第55-58页 |
| ·Snow White: a Postmodern Tragedy | 第58-65页 |
| ·Snow White: a Tragedy of Moral Degradation | 第59-61页 |
| ·Snow White: a Tragedy of American Women | 第61-65页 |
| ·Snow White: a Victim of her Male Partner | 第62-64页 |
| ·Snow White: a Victim of Her Own | 第64-65页 |
| ·The Sublime Essence of Snow White from the Perspective of Tragedy | 第65-68页 |
| Conclusion | 第68-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-75页 |
