| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Aesthetic Modernity and Modernist Literature | 第15-21页 |
| ·The Definition of Modernity | 第15-16页 |
| ·Thematic Characteristics and Narrative Techniques in Modernist Literature | 第16-21页 |
| ·Thematic Characteristics of Modernist Literature | 第16-17页 |
| ·Narrative Techniques in the 20th Century | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Exploring the Origins of Poe’s Horror Tales | 第21-31页 |
| ·Poe: A Controversial Writer | 第21-24页 |
| ·Origins of Poe’s Horror Tales | 第24-31页 |
| ·Generation of Gothic Literature | 第24-26页 |
| ·Poe’s Literary Criticism: The Philosophy of Composition | 第26-29页 |
| ·Poe’s Psychological Development | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Aesthetic Modernity in Poe’s Themes | 第31-48页 |
| ·Modern Consciousness: Horror of Soul | 第31-33页 |
| ·Poe’s Revelation of Spiritual Predicament | 第33-48页 |
| ·Nothingness | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Evil of Human Nature | 第37-41页 |
| ·Anxiety from Impending Death | 第41-45页 |
| ·Escape and Mental Breakdown | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Aesthetic Modernity in Poe’s Writing Techniques | 第48-64页 |
| ·The First-Person Point of View | 第48-53页 |
| ·Revolt of Traditional Time-Space Narration | 第53-56页 |
| ·Symbols and Images | 第56-59页 |
| ·Exploring into the Psychological Depth | 第59-64页 |
| Chapter 5 Modern Consciousness in Poe’s Aesthetic Perspectives | 第64-80页 |
| ·Aesthetic Perspective: Literature Review | 第64-68页 |
| ·Aristotle’s Theory of Tragedy | 第64-66页 |
| ·Burk’s Theory of Sublimity | 第66-68页 |
| ·Poe’s Artistic Pursuit | 第68-69页 |
| ·Aesthetic Innovation | 第69-74页 |
| ·Aesthetic Features in Poe’s Horror Tales: Horror, Death and Evil | 第69-72页 |
| ·Poe’s Appreciation of Ugliness and Evil | 第72-74页 |
| ·The Beauty of Horror and Death in Poe’s Tales | 第74-80页 |
| ·Poe’s Horror: Spiritual Pleasure | 第74-78页 |
| ·Poe’s Death: Freedom of the Human Mind | 第78-80页 |
| Conclusion | 第80-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87页 |
