| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-26页 |
| 1.1 Katherine Mansfield: Her Life and Works | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| 1.3 Overview of Spatial Criticism | 第20-23页 |
| 1.4 Significance and Structure of the Thesis | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Two The Confinement of Topographical Space in Prelude and At the Bay | 第26-36页 |
| 2.1 Inner Space: a Place of Confinement | 第26-32页 |
| 2.1.1 House: a "Sleeping Beast" | 第26-29页 |
| 2.1.2 Bedroom: an Embodiment of Patriarchal Power | 第29-32页 |
| 2.2 Open Space: a Place of "Freedom" | 第32-36页 |
| 2.2.1 Garden: a Paradise for Adventure | 第32-34页 |
| 2.2.2 Bay: a Metaphor of Women Community | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Three The Awakening of Mental Space in Prelude and At the Bay | 第36-44页 |
| 3.1 Linda's Escape in Dreams | 第36-39页 |
| 3.2 Beryl's Disillusionment in Fantasies | 第39-41页 |
| 3.3 Kazia's Awakening in Adventure | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Four The Construction of Textual Space in Prelude and At the Bay | 第44-53页 |
| 4.1 The Cinematic Narrative Technique | 第44-48页 |
| 4.2 The "Plot-less" Prelude Style | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3 The Ordering of the Spatial Units | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| 攻读硕士期间科研成果 | 第59页 |
