| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ An Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe and His Works | 第9-16页 |
| 1.1 Edgar Allan Poe and His Works | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第10-14页 |
| 1.2.1 Overseas Research on Poe and His Works | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2.2 Domestic Research on Poe and His Works | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 Academic Significance of the Study | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Framework of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Poe’s Inheritance from Gothic Fiction | 第16-30页 |
| 2.1 Gothic Literature | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 The Major Gothic Elements in Poe’s Horror Fiction | 第18-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Gothic Themes in Poe’s Stories | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 The Gloomy Setting of Poe’s Stories | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.3 The Time When Poe’s Stories Happen | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.4 The Gothic Characters in Poe’s Stories | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Poe’s Development in Terms of Gothic Fiction | 第30-38页 |
| 3.1 Terror of the Soul | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 The First-person Point of View | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3 Symbolism | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ The Unique Aesthetic Effects of Poe’s Horror Fiction | 第38-46页 |
| 4.1 Poe’s Literary Theory -- Unity of Effect | 第38-41页 |
| 4.2 Poe’s Modification of the Sublime | 第41-46页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第48-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
