| Abstract | 第1-16页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第16-22页 |
| Introduction | 第22-41页 |
| 1.O'Neill's artistic achievements | 第22-26页 |
| 2.Literature review of O'Neill studies at home and abroad | 第26-30页 |
| 3.Perspective,scope and methodology | 第30-41页 |
| Chapter One O'Neill's Reflection on Industrialization | 第41-66页 |
| ·Man's pollution and exploitation of nature | 第44-50页 |
| ·Man's worship:from nature to machinery | 第50-66页 |
| ·O'Neill's reflection on scientific technology | 第51-55页 |
| ·O'Neill's exploration of man's machine worship | 第55-66页 |
| Chapter Two O'Neill's Criticism of Commercialism | 第66-93页 |
| ·The material pursuit and the poetic living confrontation | 第68-72页 |
| ·O'Neill's criticism of materialism | 第72-80页 |
| ·The unfavorable impact of consumption culture | 第80-93页 |
| ·The commercialization of all entities | 第85-88页 |
| ·The outcome:man in exile | 第88-93页 |
| Chapter Three O'Neill's Attack on Wars | 第93-111页 |
| ·O'Neill's war experiences and his reflections on wars | 第94-97页 |
| ·The depiction of wars' destruction in O'Neill's plays | 第97-111页 |
| Chapter Four O'Neill's Depiction of the Subjectivity of Nature | 第111-132页 |
| ·The dominance of nature | 第111-116页 |
| ·Nature as a way out | 第116-124页 |
| ·Man's ecological experiences | 第124-132页 |
| Chapter Five The Roots of O'Neill's Ecological Awareness | 第132-170页 |
| ·The legacy of O'Neill's sea experience | 第132-145页 |
| ·O'Neill's benefiting from the sailors | 第136-139页 |
| ·O'Neill's inspiration from nature | 第139-145页 |
| ·O'Neill's inheritance of Western traditions | 第145-154页 |
| ·The influence of Taoism on O'Neill | 第154-170页 |
| Conclusion | 第170-177页 |
| Bibliography | 第177-193页 |
| 中文参考文献 | 第193-197页 |
| Appendix:Chronology | 第197-201页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第201-203页 |
| Publications | 第203-204页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第204页 |