| Acknowledgements | 第4-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第13-34页 |
| 1.1 Henry James and The Portrait of a Lady | 第13-22页 |
| 1.1.1 Introduction to Henry James and His Works | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1.2 Introduction to The Portrait of a Lady | 第19-22页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第22-29页 |
| 1.2.1 Studies on Henry James Abroad | 第22-24页 |
| 1.2.2 Studies on Henry James in China | 第24-26页 |
| 1.2.3 Studies on The Portrait of a Lady | 第26-29页 |
| 1.3 Brief Review of Psychoanalysis | 第29-34页 |
| Chapter Two Psychoanalytic Influence of Maternal Absence | 第34-42页 |
| 2.1 Importance of Maternal Role | 第34-37页 |
| 2.2 Psychoanalytic Influence of Maternal Absence | 第37-42页 |
| 2.2.1 Narcissism | 第37-38页 |
| 2.2.2 Electra Complex | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Three Reflection of Maternal Absence in The Portrait of a Lady | 第42-51页 |
| 3.1 Motherless Isabel | 第43-47页 |
| 3.2 Illegitimate Pansy | 第47-49页 |
| 3.3 Self-interested Mother of Ralph | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Four Causes of Maternal Absence in Henry James's Works | 第51-57页 |
| 4.1 Social Background and Women's Status | 第51-55页 |
| 4.2 Personal Experience | 第55-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Notes | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-62页 |
