| Abstract | 第1-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-7页 |
| CONTENTS | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| ·Frank Norris and His Representative Works | 第9-10页 |
| ·Literary Review of the Studies on Norris | 第10-12页 |
| ·Emergence and Development of Ecocriticism | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Scope, Structure and Significance of the Present Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter One Key Ecocritical Concepts | 第17-23页 |
| ·Ecological Holism | 第17-19页 |
| ·Social Ecology | 第19-20页 |
| ·Spiritual Ecology | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two Frank Norris's Eden in The Octopus | 第23-31页 |
| ·Unsullied Nature in The Octopus | 第23-25页 |
| ·Pastoral Lifestyle and Social Harmony in The Octopus | 第25-27页 |
| ·Feminity and Spiritual Unity in The Octopus | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Three The Collapse of Norris's Eden in The Octopus | 第31-45页 |
| ·The Ruin of Natural Ecology in The Octopus | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Disintegration of Social Ecology in The Octopus | 第33-38页 |
| ·The Collapse of Spiritual Ecology in The Octopus | 第38-45页 |
| Chapter Four The Loss of Norris's Eden and Its Ecological Implications | 第45-51页 |
| ·The Representation of American West and Norris's Ecological Warnings | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Dramatization of Fictional Characters and Norris's Call For the Returningof Human Nature | 第47-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| References | 第53-57页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第57-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59-61页 |
| 个人简历 | 第61-63页 |
