| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| 1.The motivation and significance of the thesis | 第9页 |
| 2. The structure of the thesis | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Capote, In Cold Blood, a literature review and research approaches | 第11-20页 |
| ·Truman Capote and In Cold Blood | 第11-12页 |
| ·Literature review | 第12-15页 |
| ·Studies on Truman Capote | 第12-13页 |
| ·Criticisms on In Cold Blood and other works | 第13-15页 |
| ·Approaches in this thesis | 第15-20页 |
| ·A neglected hero of crime fiction | 第15-17页 |
| ·The precursor of nonfiction novel | 第17页 |
| ·A postmodernist experimental work | 第17-18页 |
| ·A fully-fledged crime novel:postmodernist nonfiction crime novel | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 The plot and theme of a crime novel | 第20-35页 |
| ·Traditional resources of materials | 第20-21页 |
| ·The elements of crime novel in the plot of In Cold Blood | 第21-25页 |
| ·Adoption of the order-restored solution | 第21-23页 |
| ·The application of suspense, red herrings and coincidence | 第23-25页 |
| ·Devices used to convey the theme | 第25-35页 |
| ·Vivid characterization | 第25-27页 |
| ·An inversion of the sequence of the narration | 第27-29页 |
| ·The application of parody | 第29-32页 |
| ·An unwavering endeavor in exploring the issue of crime and punishment | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter 3 The theme of crime and punishment in a nonfiction crimenovel | 第35-43页 |
| ·Ahybrid of a novelistic writing and a journalistic report | 第35-36页 |
| ·A representation of dramatic scenes | 第36-37页 |
| ·A synthesized character | 第37-38页 |
| ·The achievement of In Cold Blood as a nonfiction crime novel | 第38-43页 |
| ·Anew direction of crime novel | 第39-40页 |
| ·A deep concern for humanity by demonstrating the tricky problems of crime and punishment | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter 4 A pioneer experiment of postmodernist ideals | 第43-52页 |
| ·A demonstration of anti-genre:pastiche | 第44-47页 |
| ·A paradoxical demonstration of zero degree interpretation of the history recording | 第47-49页 |
| ·Capote's harvest in the postmodernist land | 第49-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Notes | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| 在学期间的研究成果 | 第59-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60页 |
