| Acknowledgement | 第1-7页 |
| 论文中文摘要 | 第7-14页 |
| Abstract | 第14-22页 |
| List of Abbreviations for White's Novels | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第23-52页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Patrick White and Tragic Significance | 第52-73页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ The Aunt's Story: Pursuit of Authenticity of Self at the Cost of Insanity | 第73-102页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Voss: "The Long Journey Back in Search of Human Status" | 第102-135页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ The Vivisector: Tragic Conflict between Art and Reality | 第135-170页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ The Twyborn Affair. Nightmare Metamorphoses in Quest of a Fit Place in Society | 第170-200页 |
| Chapter Ⅶ Patrick White's Fictional World of Tragedy | 第200-227页 |
| Chapter Ⅷ Conclusion | 第227-237页 |
| Selected Bibliography | 第237-254页 |
