| 中文摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-17页 |
| ·Willa Cather's Literary Career | 第7-8页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of The Professor's House | 第8-9页 |
| ·Literature Review about Willa Cather and The Professor's House | 第9-14页 |
| ·Research Objectives of the Dissertation | 第14页 |
| ·The Organization of the Dissertation | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two A General Survey of Ecocriticism | 第17-32页 |
| ·The Definition of Ecocriticism | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Growth of Ecocriticism | 第18-21页 |
| ·Theoretical Sources of Ecocriticism | 第21-30页 |
| ·Bio-centrism | 第22-24页 |
| ·Eco-centrism and Important Views to Be Adopted | 第24-26页 |
| ·Social Ecology | 第26-28页 |
| ·Spiritual Ecology | 第28-30页 |
| ·Methodology | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Longing for Harmonious Natural Ecology | 第32-49页 |
| ·The Stiffing Landscape of the Professor's Living Environment in Hamilton | 第32-37页 |
| ·Old Rented House | 第34-36页 |
| ·Marsellus's Mansion—Outland House | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Idyllic Life of Tom in Cliff City | 第37-44页 |
| ·The Ecological Implications of the Cabin Scene, Canyon Scenery and the Stone City | 第38-41页 |
| ·Tom's Integration with Blue Mesa and His Idyllic Life | 第41-44页 |
| ·The Professor's Longing for Poetic Dwelling | 第44-49页 |
| Chapter Four Struggling in the Deteriorating Social Ecology | 第49-65页 |
| ·Frustration and Indignation towards Government Bureaucracy and University Corruption | 第50-54页 |
| ·Opposing Attitude toward Science, Technology and World War Ⅰ | 第54-58页 |
| ·Inharmonious and Worsening Interpersonal Relationship Caused by Money-worship Phenomena | 第58-65页 |
| Chapter Five Suffering in Unbalanced Spiritual Ecology | 第65-75页 |
| ·Irreconcilable Conflict between Crass Materialism and Pure Spirituality | 第65-69页 |
| ·Identity Crisis | 第69-72页 |
| ·Loss of Spiritual Home Because of Lacking Religious Beliefs | 第72-75页 |
| Conclusion | 第75-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-82页 |
| 个人简历 | 第82-83页 |
| 在学期间的研究成果及发表的学术论文： | 第83页 |
