| Abstract(Chinese) | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract(English) | 第6-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-20页 |
| Chapter One "Unity of Effect" in Poe's Short Stories | 第20-32页 |
| 1.1 Unity of Effect | 第20-22页 |
| 1.2 "Unity of Effect" in The Fall of the House of Usher | 第22-25页 |
| 1.3 "Unity of Effect" in The Cask of Amontillado | 第25-27页 |
| 1.4 "Unity of Effect" in The Tell-Tale Heart | 第27-30页 |
| 1.5 "Unity of Effect" in The Black Cat | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Two "Telling" and "Showing" Techniques in Poe's Short Stories | 第32-41页 |
| 2.1 Telling | 第32-35页 |
| 2.1.1 "Telling" in The Fall of the House of Usher | 第32-34页 |
| 2.1.2 "Telling" in The Cask of Amontillado and Other Stories | 第34-35页 |
| 2.2 Showing | 第35-41页 |
| 2.2.1 "Showing" in The Tell-Tale Heart | 第35-37页 |
| 2.2.2 "Showing" in The Purloined Letter | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter Three Symbolism in Poe's Short Stories | 第41-47页 |
| 3.1 Symbolism in The Masque of the Red Death | 第41-44页 |
| 3.2 Symlosim in The Black Cat | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter Four Plot Knitting of Poe's Short Stories | 第47-50页 |
| 4.1 Skillful Plot Knitting in The Gold Bug | 第47-48页 |
| 4.2 Skillful Plot Knitting in The Cask of Amontillado | 第48-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
