| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Research Background and Significance | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Method | 第14-15页 |
| ·Thesis Outline | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| ·Studies on Dream in Peony Pavilion | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Translations of Dream in Peony Pavilion | 第18-19页 |
| ·Researches on Translation Aesthetics | 第19-23页 |
| ·The Definition of Translation Aesthetics | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Development of Translation aesthetics in West | 第20页 |
| ·The Development of Translation Aesthetics in China | 第20-22页 |
| ·Translation Aesthetics in Other Literary Translation Studies | 第22-23页 |
| ·Problems in Current Researches of Dream in Peony Pavilion Translation | 第23-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Aesthetics in Literary Translation | 第29-37页 |
| ·Notions of Translation Aesthetics | 第29-33页 |
| ·Aesthetic Object | 第29-32页 |
| ·Aesthetic Subject | 第32-33页 |
| ·Xu Yuanchong’s Translation Theory | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Aesthetics in Dream in Peony Pavilion and Xu’s Translation | 第37-61页 |
| ·The Beauty of Images in Dream in Peony Pavilion and Xu’s Translaition | 第37-49页 |
| ·The Humors of Chun Xiang | 第38-42页 |
| ·The Elegance of Du Liniang | 第42-45页 |
| ·The wisdom of Liu Mengmei | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Stubbornness of Chen Zuiliang | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Beauty of Emotion in Dream in Peony Pavilion and Xu’s Translation | 第49-56页 |
| ·The Self-pity of Du Liniang | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Admiring Affection between Du and Liu | 第52-56页 |
| ·The Beauty of Language Style of Dream in Peony Pavilion and Its Translation | 第56-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| ·Findings | 第61-62页 |
| ·Limitations of the Thesis and Possible Efforts for Further Research | 第62-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-68页 |
