| Abstract (Chinese) | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter Two The Created World of Thomas Hardy and Shen Congwen | 第12-19页 |
| ·Thomas Hardy and His "Wessex" | 第12-15页 |
| ·Shen Congwen and His "World of Xiangxi" | 第15-19页 |
| Chapter Three Identical Developing Process of Regional Novels | 第19-33页 |
| ·The Change from Pastoral to Tragic | 第19-29页 |
| ·The Joyous Paradise | 第19-23页 |
| ·The Unbalanced Kingdom | 第23-26页 |
| ·The Despairing Abyss | 第26-29页 |
| ·Reasons for the Change | 第29-33页 |
| ·Social Forces | 第29-31页 |
| ·Personal Experiences | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Difference in the Tragic Sense | 第33-46页 |
| ·Tragic Sense | 第33页 |
| ·Shaping Forces of Thomas Hardy's Tragic Sense | 第33-41页 |
| ·Science and Philosophy | 第33-37页 |
| ·Greek Tragedy | 第37-41页 |
| ·Shaping Forces of Shen Congwen's Tragic Sense | 第41-46页 |
| ·Philosophy and Literature of Ancient Classics | 第41-44页 |
| ·Buddhism | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Five Identical Self-contradictory Qualities Reflected in Literary Creation | 第46-58页 |
| ·Pessimism and Optimism | 第46-49页 |
| ·Nostalgia and Realism | 第49-53页 |
| ·Provincialism and Universalism | 第53-58页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
