| Introduction | 第1-12页 |
| Chapter One Edith Wharton's Quest: Her Life and Literary Career | 第12-22页 |
| I． Edith Wharton's life | 第12-16页 |
| II． Edith Wharton's literary career | 第16-22页 |
| Chapter Two The House of Mirth: Story and its Background | 第22-29页 |
| I． The story of The House of mirth | 第22-25页 |
| II． The background of The House of Mirth | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter Three Edith Wharton's Exploration into Human Nature:The Characterization of The House of Mirth | 第29-39页 |
| I． Lily Bart: A noble heroine with divided self | 第29-33页 |
| II． Lawrence Selden: An egoist hero | 第33-36页 |
| III． Bertha Dorset and Gus Trenor: Two immoral characters | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Four Edith Wharton's Exploration into Spirit: The religious and Philosophical Allusions in The House of Mirth | 第39-47页 |
| I． The thematical allusion to the Bible | 第39-43页 |
| II． The structural allusion to the Darwinian philosophy | 第43-47页 |
| Conclusion | 第47-49页 |
| Endnotes | 第49-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
| Index | 第54-57页 |
| A list of Edith Wharton's Principal Works | 第57-58页 |
