| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10-12页 |
| 摘要 | 第12-17页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION | 第17-34页 |
| ·The Western Travel Writing in the 19thCentury | 第19-25页 |
| ·Ralph Waldo Emerson and English Traits | 第25-27页 |
| ·Charles Dickens and American Notes | 第27-34页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ. LITERATURE REVIEW | 第34-52页 |
| ·The Studies on English Traits | 第36-41页 |
| ·The Studies on American Notes | 第41-47页 |
| ·The Significance of Comparison of These Two Travel Writings | 第47-52页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ. THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THESE TWO DISCOURSES | 第52-107页 |
| ·Similar Historical Background | 第52-63页 |
| ·Britain in the 19thcentury | 第53-56页 |
| ·America in the 19thcentury | 第56-59页 |
| ·The Relationship Between Britain and America in the 19th Century | 第59-63页 |
| ·The Similarities in Their View Points | 第63-107页 |
| ·Their Respect for the Other Nation | 第63-80页 |
| ·Emerson’s Respect for Britain | 第64-73页 |
| ·Dickens’s Respect for America | 第73-80页 |
| ·Their Criticism towards the Other Nation | 第80-107页 |
| ·Emerson’s Criticism towards Britain | 第81-89页 |
| ·Dickens’s Criticism towards America | 第89-107页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO DISCOURSES | 第107-116页 |
| ·The Differences in Their View Points | 第107-116页 |
| ·Their Respect and Criticism towards the Other Nation in the Different Aspects | 第107-109页 |
| ·Other Differences in Their View Points | 第109-110页 |
| ·Reasons behind the Differences in Their View Points | 第110-116页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ. THE TWO WRITERS’ CONTRADICTORY ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE OTHER NATION | 第116-132页 |
| ·Emerson’s Contradictory Attitude towards Britain | 第116-125页 |
| ·Dickens’s Contradictory Attitude towards America | 第125-132页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ. CONCLUSION | 第132-144页 |
| Works Cited | 第144-149页 |
