| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-19页 |
| ·The Theory of the Archetypal Criticism | 第12-18页 |
| ·Birth and Growth of the Archetypal Theory | 第12页 |
| ·Major Views of the Forerunners | 第12-17页 |
| ·The Death-Rebirth Theory of James G.Frazer | 第12-13页 |
| ·Theory of the Collective Unconscious of Jung | 第13-15页 |
| ·Theory of Mythos of Northrop Frye | 第15-17页 |
| ·Critical Approaches | 第17-18页 |
| ·Hypothesis and Methodology | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 3 An Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne | 第19-26页 |
| ·Hawthorne and His Literary Writing | 第19-23页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Contribution to American Literature | 第23-24页 |
| ·Hawthorne's Literary View | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 4 An Archetypal Criticism of The Scarlet Letter | 第26-42页 |
| ·The Scarlet Letter and its background | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Precis of the Plot | 第29-30页 |
| ·Cyclical System of Cultural Archetypes in the Novel | 第30-42页 |
| ·Spring—Comedy | 第31-34页 |
| ·Summer—Romance | 第34-36页 |
| ·Autumn—Tragedy | 第36-38页 |
| ·Winter—Satire | 第38-40页 |
| ·Spring—Rebirth | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Reconstruction of Hawthorne's Cultural Personality | 第42-54页 |
| ·Humanist View of Church | 第42-47页 |
| ·Romanticist Literary Characters | 第47-50页 |
| ·Critical Cultural Spirit | 第50-52页 |
| ·Optimistic View of Life | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Endnotes | 第56-60页 |
| References | 第60-62页 |
| Papers Published | 第62页 |
