| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-24页 |
| ·Philip Roth's fictional world | 第10-16页 |
| ·The early stage—turmoil of the Jewish immigrants | 第12-13页 |
| ·The transitional period—political satire on the American society | 第13-14页 |
| ·The mature stage—Zuckerman's progress | 第14-15页 |
| ·The summit stage—profound reflection of human nature | 第15-16页 |
| ·American Pastoral as a New Historical novel | 第16-19页 |
| ·Critical studies of American Pastoral at home and abroad | 第19-22页 |
| ·Researches into the themes of American Pastoral | 第19-21页 |
| ·Theoretical analyses on American Pastoral | 第21-22页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework—New Historicism | 第24-32页 |
| ·The rise of New Historicism | 第24-26页 |
| ·Major representatives and ideas in New Historicism | 第26-32页 |
| ·Stephen Greenblatt—conversation between history and texts | 第27-29页 |
| ·Louis Montrose—historicty and textuality | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Historicity of Roth's Texts | 第32-49页 |
| ·Lou Levov—desperate defender for the Jewish tradition | 第32-37页 |
| ·Beneficiary of the tradition | 第34-36页 |
| ·Protector for the tradition | 第36-37页 |
| ·Swede Levov—disillusioned American Adam | 第37-43页 |
| ·Idealistic outsider in America | 第38-40页 |
| ·Fruitless practitioner of assimilation | 第40-43页 |
| ·Merry Levov—radically rebellious youngster | 第43-49页 |
| ·Social turmoil in the 1960s | 第43-45页 |
| ·Violent Anti-war group | 第45-46页 |
| ·Spiritual wanderer in America | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter 4 Textuality of Roth's History | 第49-61页 |
| ·Objectivity of traditional history and subjectivity of postmodernist history | 第49-52页 |
| ·Roth's strategies in constructing history | 第52-61页 |
| ·Montage | 第53-56页 |
| ·Parody | 第56-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| References | 第64-69页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间科研成果 | 第69页 |
