| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| Chapter One Cultural Pluralism | 第18-28页 |
| ·Decenterization in Challenging the Western Judeo-Christian Literary Canon | 第18-22页 |
| ·Neo-Hoodooism-Eclectic Aesthetic Originating from African American Voodoo Religion and Wisdom | 第22-28页 |
| Chapter Two Deconstruction of the Detective Story and the Indeterminacy of the Text | 第28-38页 |
| ·Detective Story, or Anti-Detective-Story? | 第29-32页 |
| ·Multiple Meanings Caused by the Literary Open-Endedness | 第32-38页 |
| Chapter Three Amalgamation of Artistic Forms and Casual Improvisation | 第38-58页 |
| ·A Pastiche of Various Artistic Forms | 第39-43页 |
| ·Blending of Historical Facts and Fictitious Fantasies | 第43-49页 |
| ·Casual Improvisation without the Sense of Seriousness | 第49-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-62页 |
| Notes | 第62-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第71页 |
