| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| Personal Relationships in Henry James | 第10-12页 |
| Studies on The Portrait of a Lady | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One: Unhappy Marriages in The Portrait of a Lady | 第15-30页 |
| ·The Meaning of the "Cage" for Isabel Archer | 第15-18页 |
| ·Unhappy Marriage of Isabel Archer and Gilbert Osmond | 第18-25页 |
| ·Distant Space in the Marriage of the Touchetts and that of the Countess Gemini | 第25-29页 |
| ·Lack of Resonance between Husband and Wife | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Two: Social and Historical Reasons for the Unhappiness in Marriage | 第30-43页 |
| ·Submissive Servant and Marriage Market in the 19~(th) Century | 第30-36页 |
| ·The Impact of Emerson's Individualism in the 19~(th) Century | 第36-41页 |
| ·The Conflict between Individualism and Social Commitment | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Three: James's Perspectives of the Marriage in the 19~(th) Century | 第43-54页 |
| ·James's Ideal Individualism in Marriage | 第43-47页 |
| ·James's Ambivalent Attitude toward Marriage | 第47-53页 |
| ·James's Exploration for an Ideal Individualism and an Ideal Marriage | 第53-54页 |
| Conclusion: From Marriage Concern to Social Concern | 第54-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62页 |
