| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| 1.1 George Eliot and Middlemarch | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1.1 George Eliot as a Morally Self-reflective Writer | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1.2 Middlemarch as a Miniature of the Victorian Age | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Critical Reviews of Middlemarch | 第14-20页 |
| 1.2.1 Critical Survey on Middlemarch Abroad | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2.2 Critical Survey on Middlemarch in China | 第17-20页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Two The Concept of the Gentleman and Gentlemanship | 第22-30页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Gentleman | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2 The Gentlemanship before the Victorian Age | 第25-27页 |
| 2.3 The Gentlemanship inthe Victorian Age | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three Types of the Gentlemen in Middlemarch | 第30-43页 |
| 3.1 The Conservative Gentleman: Sir James Chettam | 第30-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Sir James’ Opposition in Taking an Occupation | 第30-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Sir James’ Sense of Superiority over Females | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2 The Open-minded Gentleman: Will Ladislaw | 第33-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Will Ladislaw’s Occupation as an Editor | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Will Ladislaw’s Pursuit of Equality in Marriage | 第35-37页 |
| 3.3 The Ambivalent Gentleman: Dr. Tertius Lydgate and Fred Vincy | 第37-43页 |
| 3.3.1 Dr. Tertius Lydgate’s Struggle in Marital Choice | 第38-40页 |
| 3.3.2 Fred Vincy’s Struggle in Occupational Choice | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Four The Reconstruction of the Victorian Gentlemanship | 第43-50页 |
| 4.1 The Victorian Middle Class as Gentlemen | 第43-46页 |
| 4.2 Morality as Spiritual Code of Victorian Gentlemanship | 第46-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-54页 |
