| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One: Misunderstandings on the Oedipus Tyrannus And the Theme of Self-knowledge | 第12-25页 |
| ·The Misunderstanding of the Play as a Meaningless Masterpiece | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Misunderstanding of the Play as a Tragedy of Fate | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Widely-accepted Misunderstanding | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Refutation | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Misunderstanding of the Play as a Tragedy of Character | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Fault-finding Misunderstanding | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Refutation | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Discussion over the Theme of Self-knowledge | 第19-25页 |
| ·The Theme of Self-knowledge | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Variation in the Interpretation of the Theme of Self-knowledge | 第20-25页 |
| Chapter Two: The Notion of Self-knowledge in the Oedipus Tyrannus | 第25-42页 |
| ·The Implication of Knowledge in the Name of Oedipus | 第25-26页 |
| ·Oedipus' Pursuit of Self-knowledge | 第26-39页 |
| ·Oedipus' Resolution at the Beginning of His Quest | 第26-27页 |
| ·Oedipus in Contrast with Teiresias | 第27-30页 |
| ·Oedipus in Contrast with Creon | 第30-31页 |
| ·Oedipus in Contrast with Jocaste | 第31-34页 |
| ·Oedipus' Courage to Face the Truth | 第34-39页 |
| ·The Meaning of Oedipus the Paradigm of Self-knowledge | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Three: Oedipus Tyrannus and the Theme of Self-knowledge In Other Sophoclean Plays | 第42-58页 |
| ·The Constant Theme of Discovery in Sophoclean Plays | 第42-52页 |
| ·The Constant Theme of Discovery in Sophoclean Plays | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Evil of Ignorance in Ajax | 第44-48页 |
| ·The Need for Complete Truth in the Woman of Trachis | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Evil of Dishonesty in Philoctetes | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Ideal of Self-knowledge of Sophocles an His Age | 第52-58页 |
| ·The Theme of Self-knowledge in Sophocles' Time | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Spirit of Free Inquiry in Sophocles' Time | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Sophoclean Ideal: Human Greatness Reflected in Self-knowledge | 第54-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-65页 |
