| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| 前言 | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter I An Introduction to the Author | 第15-20页 |
| 1. Henry James' Literary Achievements | 第15-16页 |
| 2. Literary Reviews of James' Novella The Turn of the Screw | 第16-20页 |
| Chapter II A Brief Review of Cultural Criticism | 第20-24页 |
| 1. The Definition of Cultural Criticism | 第20页 |
| 2. The Development of Cultural Criticism | 第20-22页 |
| 3. Ideas of Cultural Criticism | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter III Class Division and Power Structure | 第24-37页 |
| 1. Class Division in the Victorian Time | 第25-26页 |
| 2. Relations among the Characters in the Story | 第26-37页 |
| ·The Instability of the Governess' Authority in Bly | 第26-27页 |
| ·Mrs. Grose: An Unwilling Ally of the Governess | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Conflict between the Governess and the Children | 第29-37页 |
| ·Problematic Personality of the Governess | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Fight for Control and the Struggle for Freedom | 第31-37页 |
| Chapter IV "Sexual Hysteria" of the Governess | 第37-44页 |
| 1. The Governess' Sexual Longing for the Master | 第37-40页 |
| 2. Quint and Miss Jessel: The Products of the Governess' Sexual Hysteria | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter V Prototypical Characters of the Culture | 第44-50页 |
| 1. The Governess: AMother Prototype | 第44-46页 |
| 2. Peter Quint: A Prototype of the Evil | 第46-49页 |
| 3. Miles and Flora: The Prototypes of Fairies in the Legends | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter VI Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-55页 |
