| ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 第6-9页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ.INTRODUCTION | 第9-15页 |
| A.Hardy and Larkin in the developmental course of English poetry | 第9-11页 |
| B.Englishness as common characteristic of the two poets | 第11-12页 |
| C.Synthesis of critical study on the poetry by Hardy and Larkin | 第12-14页 |
| D.Thesis statement | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ.NEW MARXIST APPROACH TO POETRY | 第15-22页 |
| A.Theoretical basis advanced by Gy(o|¨)rgy Lukács | 第16-17页 |
| B.Historical and social background of Thomas Hardy | 第17-19页 |
| C.Philip Larkin in the post-world war Ⅱ English society | 第19-22页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ.ENGLISHNESS AS EMPIRICISM IN CONTENT | 第22-45页 |
| A.Exploration on the life of contemporary English people | 第23-29页 |
| 1.A general pessimistic view towards Life | 第23-26页 |
| 2.Hardy's far from the madding crowd vs.Larkin's being common | 第26-29页 |
| B.Meditation on English landscape | 第29-35页 |
| 1.Harsh reality reflected in nature poems | 第29-32页 |
| 2.Hardy's rural natural world vs.Larkin's urban landscape | 第32-35页 |
| C.Evaluation on English ideology | 第35-45页 |
| 1.Negative attitude towards Christianity | 第35-41页 |
| 2.Hardy's scientific thinking vs.Larkin's national spirit | 第41-45页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ.ENGLISHNESS AS TRADITIONALISM IN FORM AND STYLE | 第45-76页 |
| A.Traditional English poetic form | 第46-57页 |
| 1.Adherence to traditional forms | 第47-51页 |
| 2.Hardy's ballad origin vs.Larkin's adaptation of romantic forms | 第51-57页 |
| B.Colloquial Diction | 第57-68页 |
| 1.Language of ordinary English people | 第57-62页 |
| 2.Hardy's coined language vs.Larkin's postmodern diction | 第62-68页 |
| C.Ironic Tone | 第68-76页 |
| 1.Universal irony and sarcasm | 第69-72页 |
| 2.Hardy's tragic irony vs.Larkin's self irony | 第72-76页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ.INFLUENCE OF ENGLISHNESS ON CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH POETRY | 第76-82页 |
| A.Hardy's influence on Larkin | 第76-77页 |
| B.Larkin against modernists | 第77-79页 |
| C.Larkin's influence on the followers | 第79-82页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ.CONCLUSION | 第82-85页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第85-88页 |
