| ABSTRACT | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第11-23页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe and His Gothic Tales | 第11-15页 |
| 1. A Brief Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe’s Literary Career | 第11-12页 |
| 2. A Brief Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic Tales | 第12-15页 |
| B. A Brief Introduction to Freudian Personality Theory | 第15-18页 |
| 1. The Structure of Personality | 第15-16页 |
| 2. The Development of Personality | 第16-18页 |
| C. Current Studies on Edgar Allan Poe’s Works | 第18-20页 |
| D. Thesis Statement | 第20-23页 |
| CHAPTER II THE MORBID CHARACTERS IN EDGAR ALLAN POE’S GOHTIC TALES | 第23-56页 |
| A. The Characters with the Evil Side of Human Nature | 第23-32页 |
| 1. The Protagonist in The Black Cat | 第24-27页 |
| 2. The Protagonist in The Imp of the Perverse | 第27-29页 |
| 3. Egaeus in Berenice | 第29-32页 |
| B. The Characters with Unbalanced Personality | 第32-44页 |
| 1. Roderick Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher | 第32-37页 |
| 2. Montressor in The Cask of Amontillado | 第37-40页 |
| 3. The Protagonist in The Tell-Tale Heart | 第40-44页 |
| C. The Characters with Split Personality | 第44-54页 |
| 1. William Wilson in William Wilson | 第44-48页 |
| 2. The Protagonist in The Sphinx | 第48-50页 |
| 3. The Prince Prospero in The Masque of the Red Death | 第50-54页 |
| D. Summary | 第54-56页 |
| CHAPTER III THE CAUSES OF THE CREATION OF THE MORBID CHARACTERS IN EDGAR ALLAN POE’S GOTHIC TALES | 第56-71页 |
| A. The Influence of the Social Background | 第56-63页 |
| 1. The Social Changes in Poe’s Times | 第56-61页 |
| 2. The Social Ideological Changes in Poe’s Times | 第61-63页 |
| B. The Influence of Poe’s Tragic Life | 第63-68页 |
| 1. Miserable Growing Experiences | 第63-66页 |
| 2. Painful Emotional Experiences | 第66-68页 |
| C. Summary | 第68-71页 |
| CHAPTER IV CONCLUSION | 第71-75页 |
| A. Major Findings | 第71-73页 |
| B. Limitations of the Study | 第73-74页 |
| C. Suggestions for Further Study | 第74-75页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第75-77页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第77页 |
