| 英文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Preface | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter 1． The Calvinist Legacy in American Literature | 第13-18页 |
| 1． The Calvinist Foundation of American Literature | 第13-16页 |
| 2． The Puritanical Impact on American Literature | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2． Hawthorne's Status in American Literature | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter 3． Calvinist Influences On Hawthorne | 第21-31页 |
| 1． His Conspicuous Calvinist Forefathers | 第21-22页 |
| 2． Early Calvinist Education and His Years of Writing | 第22-27页 |
| 3． A Test of His Calvinist Inclination in the Travel in Europe | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter 4． The Major Calvinist Doctrines Embodied in Hawthorne's Works | 第31-42页 |
| 1． The Total Sovereign of God and the Total Depravity of Man | 第31-36页 |
| 2． Predestination and Reprobation | 第36-39页 |
| 3． The Infant Damnation | 第39-40页 |
| 4． Calvinist Sacraments | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 5． The Scarlet Letter: The Contraction of an American Panorama | 第42-54页 |
| 1． The Brief Summary of the Plots | 第42-43页 |
| 2． The Structure of the Novel | 第43-44页 |
| 3． Hawthorne's Narration | 第44-48页 |
| 4． The New World Version of the Paradise Lost | 第48-54页 |
| Chapter 6． The Conclusion | 第54-57页 |
| Notes | 第57-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
