| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research background and Significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Objective and Methodology | 第13-14页 |
| ·The General Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Liao Zhai Zhi Yi and Its Author | 第16-18页 |
| ·An Introduction to Pu Songling and His Writing Background | 第16-18页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to English Versions of Liao Zhai Zhi Yi | 第18-21页 |
| ·Review on Translations of Liao Zhai Zhi Yi | 第18-20页 |
| ·Previous Researches on English Versions of Liao Zhai Zhi Yi | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Three English Versions of Liao Zhai Zhi Yi | 第21-25页 |
| ·Herbert Giles’Version | 第21-22页 |
| ·Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang’s Version | 第22-24页 |
| ·Denis C. and Victor H. Mair’s Version | 第24-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Reception Theory and Its Application in Translation Studies | 第26-37页 |
| ·The Brief Introduction of Reception Aesthetics | 第26-33页 |
| ·The Origin of Reception Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Development of Reception Theory | 第28-30页 |
| ·Major Concepts of Reception Theory | 第30-33页 |
| ·The Application of Reception Theory in Translation Studies | 第33-36页 |
| ·The Application of Horizon of Expectation in Translation Studies | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Application of Indeterminacy in Translation Studies | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Four A Comparative Study of the Three English Versions of Liao Zhai Zhi Yi from the Perspective of Reception Aesthetics | 第37-65页 |
| ·The Analysis in Terms of Horizon of Expectation | 第37-48页 |
| ·Style Level | 第37-43页 |
| ·Linguistic Level | 第43-48页 |
| ·The Analysis in Terms of Concretizations of Indeterminacy | 第48-62页 |
| ·The Physical Consciousness | 第48-51页 |
| ·The Social Consciousness | 第51-54页 |
| ·The Sex-Related consciousness | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Cultural Consciousness | 第56-62页 |
| ·Discussion of the Three English Versions | 第62-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-70页 |
| Publication | 第70页 |
