| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| ·Langston Hughes and his poetry | 第14-16页 |
| ·Black aesthetics | 第16-19页 |
| ·The outline of the thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-27页 |
| ·A review of cognitive poetic approach to literature | 第21-24页 |
| ·General criticisms on Langston Hughes' poetry | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-35页 |
| ·Research questions | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research data | 第28页 |
| ·Research theories | 第28-35页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·Figure/Ground Theory | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Four Cognitive Interpretation of the Black Aesthetics in Hughes’ Poetry | 第35-74页 |
| ·Appreciation based on Conceptual Blending Theory | 第35-54页 |
| ·Focus on the Blackness | 第35-47页 |
| ·Appreciation of black people’s physical beauty | 第36-42页 |
| ·Appreciation of black people’s mental beauties | 第42-45页 |
| ·Appreciation of black people’s optimism | 第45-47页 |
| ·Focus on the underworld | 第47-54页 |
| ·Appreciation based on Figure/Ground Theory | 第54-74页 |
| ·Integration of folk forms | 第54-64页 |
| ·Integration of Artistic Expressions | 第64-74页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第74-84页 |
| ·Summary of the study | 第74-77页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第77-80页 |
| ·Contributions of the study | 第80-81页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for future study | 第81-84页 |
| References | 第84-90页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第90-91页 |
| Academic achievement | 第91-92页 |
