| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-21页 |
| ·Brief introduction to Hardy and Tess of the D'Urbervilles | 第11-14页 |
| ·Brief introduction to the theory of New Historicism | 第14-16页 |
| ·Literature review and the argument of this thesis | 第16-21页 |
| 2. Attack against Social Injustice in Tess:Progressive Historical Consciousness inthe Novel | 第21-29页 |
| ·Attack against unjust legal system | 第21-24页 |
| ·Property inheritance system—the dilemma of the D'Urbervilles | 第22页 |
| ·Marriage system—mental and physical persecution Tess suffered | 第22-23页 |
| ·Criminal justice system—double standard to judge | 第23-24页 |
| ·Attack against religious hypocrisy | 第24-26页 |
| ·Attack against moral hypocrisy | 第26-29页 |
| 3. Hardy's Feminist Consciousness:Advantages and Historical Limitation | 第29-41页 |
| ·Advantages of his feminist consciousness | 第29-38页 |
| ·Fight against uncontrollable birth-giving | 第30-31页 |
| ·Fight against inequality in education | 第31-33页 |
| ·Fight against double sexual morality | 第33-36页 |
| ·Fight against Inequality in marriage | 第36-38页 |
| ·Historical limitation | 第38-41页 |
| ·The root causes of the fate of Tess:Predestination | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Resolution:Bourgeois self-awareness | 第39-41页 |
| 4. Heading for New Moral Codes | 第41-47页 |
| ·Proposing new standards to judge right from wrong | 第41-42页 |
| ·Establishing female-centered narrative as a Text Code | 第42-43页 |
| ·Promoting a love-based marriage | 第43-45页 |
| ·Advocating democracy and equality | 第45-47页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第47-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-50页 |
