| Chinese Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Main Content of Emerson’s Thought | 第11-26页 |
| ·Emerson’s Philosophy | 第11-18页 |
| ·Active Soul and Spirit | 第11-15页 |
| ·Self-Reliance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Individuality | 第16-18页 |
| ·Emerson’s Religious Thought | 第18-20页 |
| ·Emerson’s Cultural Thought | 第20-26页 |
| ·Literary Nationalism | 第21-22页 |
| ·His Aesthetics in Nature | 第22-23页 |
| ·Other Literary Thought—Symbolism and Individuality | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Condition and Background for the Formation of Emerson’s Thought | 第26-41页 |
| ·Historical Background for Emerson’s Thought | 第28-33页 |
| ·Theoretical Preparation for Emerson’s Thought | 第33-39页 |
| ·Social Background for Emerson’s Thought | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Great Impact of Emerson’s Thought Upon the Development of American Literature | 第41-65页 |
| ·Sense of Nationalism and the Formation of National Literature | 第43-45页 |
| ·Breakthrough in Conventional Writing and the Development of a New Style of American Itself | 第45-50页 |
| ·Hyme to Nature—the Everlasting Theme in American Literature | 第50-55页 |
| ·Symbolism in American Literature | 第55-61页 |
| ·Sense of Democracy and the Development of Individuality in American Literature | 第61-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Limitations of Emerson’s Thought | 第65-69页 |
| ·Over Exaggeration of Spirit | 第65-66页 |
| ·Individuality or Individualism | 第66-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| References | 第71-74页 |
| Appendix | 第74-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76页 |
