| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| Ⅰ. The Distinctive Narrative Structure | 第16-34页 |
| A. The Subtle Structure | 第16-22页 |
| 1. The Ring-shaped Structure | 第17-19页 |
| 2. The Prism-like Structure | 第19-22页 |
| B. The Plotting of Thematic Lines | 第22-31页 |
| 1. The General Thematic Lines Going through the Whole Book | 第22-27页 |
| 2. The Local Thematic Lines Appearing in Each Chapter | 第27-31页 |
| C. The Artistic Meaning of the Narrative Pattern | 第31-34页 |
| Ⅱ. The Mysterious Narrator in Pnin | 第34-52页 |
| A. The Duality of the Narrator | 第34-42页 |
| 1. ADramatized Character in Pnin | 第34-39页 |
| 2. The Omniscient Narrator | 第39-42页 |
| B. The Unreliability of the Narrator | 第42-48页 |
| 1. Theories about Unreliable Narrator | 第43-46页 |
| 2. The Unreliable Narrator in Pnin | 第46-48页 |
| C. The Reality of Art Shown in the Novel | 第48-52页 |
| Ⅲ. The Artistic Treatment of Time | 第52-69页 |
| A. Nabokov’s Time Concept | 第52-55页 |
| B. The Artful Play of Time in Pnin | 第55-62页 |
| 1. Confusing Dates and Memories Shown throughout the Novel | 第55-59页 |
| 2. The Artificiality of Time | 第59-62页 |
| C. The Dual Time Scheme Reflected in the Novel | 第62-69页 |
| 1. The Past Interwoven in the Present | 第62-64页 |
| 2. The Dominance of Psychic Time over Chronological Time | 第64-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| Works Cited | 第72-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
