| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| Chapter One Poe's Aesthetic Views of Illness | 第16-23页 |
| A. Illness and Literature | 第16-20页 |
| B. Poe's Aesthetic Views of Illness and Death | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two The Beauty of Death | 第23-32页 |
| A. The Impact of Poe's Life Experience | 第23-26页 |
| B. Illness Narratives in Poe's Stories about Women | 第26-32页 |
| Chapter Three Madman's Monologue | 第32-44页 |
| A. The Influences of Poe's Mental Illnesses | 第32-37页 |
| B. Illness Narratives in Poe's Stories about Madness | 第37-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Notes | 第46-49页 |
| Abbreviations | 第49-50页 |
| Works Cited | 第50-53页 |
