| 内容提要 | 第1-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One The Receptive History of The Grapes of Wrath | 第11-25页 |
| ·Stage One: A Best-seller with Runaway Popularity | 第12-16页 |
| ·Stage Two: A National Sensation under Sever Criticism | 第16-20页 |
| ·Stage Three: A Masterpiece with Enduring Merits | 第20-25页 |
| Chapter Two Textual Analysis of The Grapes of Wrath in Its Three Stages of Reception | 第25-50页 |
| ·The Prerequisites for Reception: Horizons of Expectations of Initial Readers | 第25-32页 |
| ·The Evocative Power of the Novel: the Appealing and Offending Features | 第32-40页 |
| ·The Merits of the Masterpiece: The Classical Features | 第40-50页 |
| Chapter Three The Reception-Aesthetic Features Which Endures the Literary Life of The Grapes of Wrath | 第50-62页 |
| ·The Production of Meaning: Interaction between the Text and the Reader | 第50-57页 |
| ·The Enrichment of Meanings: The Reconstruction of The Grapes of Wrath by Its SuccessiveReaders | 第57-59页 |
| ·The Process of Revealing Meanings: Literary Evolution | 第59-62页 |
| Conclusion | 第62-66页 |
| References | 第66-69页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第69-73页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第73-77页 |
| Acknowledgment | 第77-78页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第78页 |
