| Abstract in English | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| Chapter One The Mayor of Casterbridge under the Concept of Textuality ofHistory | 第18-35页 |
| A. History recorded in The Mayor of Casterbridge | 第20-22页 |
| B. Reconstruction of Hardy’s own history | 第22-35页 |
| 1.Henchard: The gradual decline of the hero image | 第22-31页 |
| 2.Ups and downs of the fair of Weydon-priors | 第31-32页 |
| 3.Changes of Casterbridge | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Two The Mayor of Casterbridge under the Concept of Historicity ofText | 第35-44页 |
| A. Outer influences on The Mayor of Casterbridge | 第35-43页 |
| 1.Historical situation in the Victorian era | 第35-39页 |
| 2.Hardy’s social background | 第39-41页 |
| 3.Previous Writers’ Impacts | 第41-43页 |
| B. Shadow of The Mayor of Casterbridge in Society and History | 第43-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Notes | 第46-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50页 |
