| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| 1 Background | 第8-12页 |
| 1.1 The Tradition of Chinese Dream Narration | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 The Tradition of Western Dream Narration | 第10-12页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第12-15页 |
| 2.1 Research Situations in China | 第12-13页 |
| 2.2 Research Situations in the West | 第13-15页 |
| Conclusion | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter One Dream as Prophecy in Fictions | 第16-23页 |
| 1.1 The Definition of Prophecy | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2 Dream as Prophecy in Ming and Qing Fictions | 第17-20页 |
| 1.3 Dream as Prophecy in Modernist Fictions | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two Dream as Illusion in Fictions | 第23-32页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Illusion | 第23页 |
| 2.2 Dream as Illusion in Ming and Qing Fictions | 第23-27页 |
| 2.3 Dream as Illusion in Modernist Fictions | 第27-32页 |
| Chapter Three The Similarities of Chinese and Western Dreams | 第32-39页 |
| 3.1 Narrative Method | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2 Functions of Dream | 第34-36页 |
| 3.3 Causes of Dream | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four The Differences of Chinese and Western Dreams | 第39-45页 |
| 4.1 Narrative Structure | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2 Communication Between Reality and Dream | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3 Conventions Subverted | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Five Cultural Spirits Reflected in the Two Kinds of Dreams | 第45-56页 |
| 5.1 Reflection of Chinese Culture | 第45-51页 |
| 5.1.1 Monism in China | 第45-48页 |
| 5.1.2 Lyricism in China | 第48-51页 |
| 5.2 Reflection of Western Culture | 第51-56页 |
| 5.2.1 Dualism in the West | 第51-53页 |
| 5.2.2 Irrationalism in the West | 第53-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Appendix: 涉梦书名 | 第61-69页 |
| 攻读硕士期间发表的论文 | 第69-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70页 |
