| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-12页 |
| 1 Elizabeth Gaskell’s Life and Her Literary Career | 第7-9页 |
| 2 The Critical Reviews of Elizabeth Gaskell | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One The Concept of the Gentleman: Origin, History and Change | 第12-18页 |
| 1 The Definition of the Gentleman | 第12-13页 |
| 2 The Origin of the Gentleman and Its Historical Change | 第13-15页 |
| 3 The Victorian Society and the Gentlemen | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Two The Images of the Gentlemen in Gaskell’s Novels and its Uniqueness | 第18-28页 |
| 1 The Images of the Gentlemen | 第18-26页 |
| ·Mr. Gibson- -the Gentleman in Wives and Daughters | 第18-20页 |
| ·Mr. Thornton--the Gentleman in North and South | 第20-22页 |
| ·Mr. Hale—the Gentleman in North and South | 第22-23页 |
| ·Mr. Brown- the Gentleman in Cranford | 第23-25页 |
| ·Mr. Roger--the Gentleman in Wives and Daughters | 第25-26页 |
| 2 The Uniqueness of the Images of the Gentlemen in Gaskell’s Novels | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three The Cultural Connotations of the Gentlemen in Gaskell’s Novels | 第28-34页 |
| 1 Society and Politics | 第28-30页 |
| 2 Religion and Morality | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter Four A Reflection on the Concept of the Gentleman in Gaskell’s Novels | 第34-38页 |
| 1 Elizabeth Gaskell and the Victorian Gentlemen | 第34-35页 |
| 2 A Reflection on the Victorian Gentlemen: a Core Value System | 第35-38页 |
| Conclusion | 第38-39页 |
| Bibliography | 第39-41页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第41页 |
