| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| <中文摘要> | 第4-7页 |
| <英文摘要> | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Reader-oriented Theory and the Return of Readers | 第13-21页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Reader-oriented Theory | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Return of Readers | 第16-17页 |
| ·Some Elementary Concepts | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Expected Spaces of Readers | 第21-29页 |
| ·Horizon of Expectations | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Spaces of Expectations | 第23-29页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ The Textual Spaces | 第29-68页 |
| ·Spaces Left by Writers | 第29-34页 |
| ·Textual Spaces in Different Forms | 第34-64页 |
| ·Readers' Experiencing and Transcending Spaces in Reading | 第64-68页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Spaces in Repeated Reading | 第68-72页 |
| ·Spaces for the Same Readers in Repeated Reading | 第69-71页 |
| ·Spaces for Different Readers in Repeated Reading | 第71-72页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Spaces Enjoyed by Readers After Reading | 第72-74页 |
| ·Spaces Enjoyed by Readers Directly | 第72-74页 |
| ·Spaces Enjoyed by Readers Indirectly | 第74页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Limitations of Readers' Spaces in Reception and页 |
| Responses | 第74-78页 |
| ·The Limitations of Spaces by Fictional Text | 第75-77页 |
| ·The Limitations of Spaces by Readers and Other Concerned页 |
| Factors | 第77-78页 |
| Chapter Ⅶ Conclusions | 第78-83页 |
| ·The Significance of Spaces for Readers | 第79-80页 |
| ·The Significance of Spaces for Writers | 第80-83页 |
| <引文> | 第83-87页 |
| <引文> | 第87-89页 |
