| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-24页 |
| 1. Introduction to Joseph Conrad and Conradian Studies | 第11-18页 |
| ·Conradian Studies Abroad | 第12-15页 |
| ·Conradian Studies in China | 第15-18页 |
| 2. Purpose, Scope and Approach | 第18-24页 |
| ·Purpose | 第19页 |
| ·Scope | 第19-21页 |
| ·Approach | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter One Journey Narrative in Joseph Conrad's Novels | 第24-35页 |
| ·The Treatment of Journey Narrative in Western Literary Tradition | 第24-31页 |
| ·The Patterns of the Journey Narrative | 第25-29页 |
| ·The Artistic Feature of Journey Narrative | 第29-31页 |
| ·Conrad's Adherence to the Journey Narrative | 第31-35页 |
| ·Conrad's Travelling Complex | 第31-33页 |
| ·Conrad's Fictional Journey | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Two Pilgrimage of Youth: Praising Self's Quest in Youth | 第35-39页 |
| ·The Pilgrimage of Youth | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Archetypal Pattern of the Journey in Youth | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Pilgrimage to Youth | 第37-38页 |
| ·Praising Self's Quest in the World | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Three Sacred Journey:Renouncing Self's Original Quest in Heart of Darkness | 第39-46页 |
| ·Sacred Journey in Heart of Darkness | 第39-43页 |
| ·The Pilgrimage of Marlow | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Imperial Exploration of Kurtz | 第42-43页 |
| ·Renouncing Self's Original Quest in the World | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Four Failed Quest:Constructing Self's Existence in Lord Jim | 第46-52页 |
| ·The Failed Quest in Lord Jim | 第46-49页 |
| ·Jim's Chivalric Quest on the Sea | 第47-48页 |
| ·Jim's Moral Quest in Patusan | 第48-49页 |
| ·Constructing Self's Existence in the World | 第49-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| Works Cited | 第55-57页 |
