| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English Version) | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese Version) | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·Oscar Wilde and his fairy tales | 第11-12页 |
| ·Studies on Wilde's fairy tales abroad | 第12-14页 |
| ·Studies on Wilde's fairy tales at home | 第14-16页 |
| ·Originality and organization of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two The Categories of Death in Wilde's Fairy Tales | 第18-25页 |
| ·Heroes who die of love | 第18-20页 |
| ·Heroes who die of kindness | 第20-22页 |
| ·Heroes who die unexpectedly | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three The Connotations of Death in Wilde's Fairy Tales | 第25-48页 |
| ·Love---the connotation of death in children's eyes | 第25-33页 |
| ·Children's correct acceptance of death through the aesthetic death | 第26-28页 |
| ·The adoption of Christ's love and salvation | 第28-33页 |
| ·The practice of aestheticism--- the connotation of death in adults' eyes | 第33-46页 |
| ·Wilde's aestheticism | 第34-36页 |
| ·"Art never expresses anything but itself" --- the beautiful untrue death | 第36-39页 |
| ·"Life imitates art" ---he ideal death | 第39-44页 |
| ·"Art should alienate from life" --- the art utopia | 第44-46页 |
| ·Wilde's idea of aesthetic death | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Four The Root of the Aesthetic Deaths in Wilde's Fairy Tales | 第48-55页 |
| ·The impact of two literary trends | 第48-51页 |
| ·Decadence | 第49页 |
| ·Aestheticism | 第49-51页 |
| ·The influence of society and his family | 第51-55页 |
| ·The Victorian social background | 第51-53页 |
| ·Wilde's family experience | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Works Cited | 第57-60页 |
| Publications | 第60页 |
