| 摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·An Overview of Rhetoric | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Relation between Rhetoric and Letter Writing | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One An Overview of the Traditional Western Art of Letter Writing | 第12-20页 |
| ·The History of the Art of Letter-writing in Western World | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Emergence of the Art of Letter-writing | 第12页 |
| ·The Flourish of the Art of Letter Writing | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Shrinkage of the Art of Letter Writing | 第14页 |
| ·The Art of Letter Writing | 第14-20页 |
| ·Salutation | 第14-17页 |
| ·The Securing of Goodwill | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Narration | 第18页 |
| ·Petition | 第18-19页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two An Overview of the Traditional Chinese Art of Letter Writing | 第20-31页 |
| ·The History of the Art of Letter Writing in China | 第20-21页 |
| ·Framework of a Letter | 第21-31页 |
| ·Beginning | 第21-22页 |
| ·Text Body | 第22-29页 |
| ·Ending | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three The Differences between the Two Traditions of Letter Writing | 第31-36页 |
| ·The Types of Letters | 第31-32页 |
| ·Letter Recipient | 第32页 |
| ·Structure | 第32-36页 |
| ·Salutation and Inchoation | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Securing of Goodwill and Phatic Expressions | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Narration and the Foundation of Writing | 第35页 |
| ·The Petition and the Purpose of Writing | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four The Rhetorical Situation | 第36-51页 |
| ·Difference in Letter Types and Exigence | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Rhetorical Situation | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Exigence in the Rhetorical Situation | 第37页 |
| ·Application of the Theory | 第37-38页 |
| ·Explanation | 第38页 |
| ·Difference in Letter Recipient and Audience | 第38-45页 |
| ·Audience | 第39-40页 |
| ·Power Relations between Speaker and Audience | 第40页 |
| ·Application of the Theory | 第40-42页 |
| ·Self-effacement | 第42-43页 |
| ·Problems in Dealing with Absent Audience | 第43-45页 |
| ·Differences in Structure and Constraints | 第45-51页 |
| ·Differences in Structure | 第45-46页 |
| ·Constraints | 第46-49页 |
| ·Application of the Theory | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five The Educational Pattern | 第51-54页 |
| ·The Differences in Teaching Method | 第51-52页 |
| ·Desiderius Erasmus | 第52-53页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| References | 第56-58页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第58-59页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第59-60页 |
| 个人简历 | 第60页 |
