| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Lists of Abbreviations | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-11页 |
| Abstract in English | 第11-16页 |
| I: Introduction | 第16-36页 |
| ·Current studies on Cather | 第16-22页 |
| ·Ecocriticism | 第22-23页 |
| ·Important views to be adopted | 第23-29页 |
| ·Cather—A Green Tree Rooted in Wilderness | 第29-33页 |
| ·Poetic Pursuit: Willa Cather's Ecological Vision | 第33-36页 |
| II: World of Edenic Paradise | 第36-57页 |
| ·Ecocentrism Underlying "Pioneer Spirit"-Deconstructing Anthropocentrism | 第36-45页 |
| ·Ecocentrism vs Anthropocentrism | 第36-37页 |
| ·Ecocentrism Underlying the Theme of "Pioneer Spirit" | 第37-45页 |
| ·The Self-Realization in connection with Nature | 第45-57页 |
| ·Alexandra's Self-Realization | 第46-52页 |
| ·Antonia's Self-Realization | 第52-57页 |
| III: World of Paradise Lost | 第57-96页 |
| ·The Sobbing Earth and Lost Woman | 第59-69页 |
| ·The Disequilibrium of Spiritual Ecology | 第69-76页 |
| ·Uprootedness from Nature and Humanity's Alienation | 第76-85页 |
| ·Returning to Nature—A Redemptive Ray of Hope | 第85-96页 |
| IV: World of Paradise Regained | 第96-116页 |
| ·Nature, Women, and Creativity—A Deconstruction of Androcentrism | 第96-107页 |
| ·Ecofeminism | 第96-98页 |
| ·Nature, Women, and Creativity—A Deconstruction of Androcentrism | 第98-107页 |
| ·Poetic Dwelling on the Earth | 第107-116页 |
| ·Ecofeminist Spirituality—Creating a Harmonious World | 第107-109页 |
| ·Poetic Dwelling with Ecofeminist Spirituality | 第109-116页 |
| V: Conclusion | 第116-118页 |
| Works Cited | 第118-124页 |
