| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·The author and the novel | 第10-11页 |
| ·Literature review | 第11-13页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Emerson’s Theories of Transcendentalism | 第15-20页 |
| ·An overview of American Transcendentalism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Central points of Emerson's theories of Transcendentalism | 第16-20页 |
| ·Perception of nature | 第17页 |
| ·Interrelation between nature and soul | 第17-18页 |
| ·Emphasis on individuality and rejection of union | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Implications of the “Sea” in Moby Dick | 第20-32页 |
| ·The “sea” as the setting in the novel | 第20-22页 |
| ·A super-powerful sea in Moby Dick | 第20-22页 |
| ·Moby Dick - the symbol of the sea force | 第22页 |
| ·The sea as a symbol in different characters' eyes | 第22-32页 |
| ·A mysterious and malicious sea in Ahab’s eyes | 第23-25页 |
| ·A transcendental sea in Ishmael's eyes | 第25-27页 |
| ·A sea of indifference in Pip’s eyes | 第27-29页 |
| ·The sea as a pagan faith heaven in Queequeg’s eyes | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Four Man’s Spirits Present through the Interaction with the Sea (Take Ahab as the Example) | 第32-40页 |
| ·Ahab’s spirits through the fight with the sea force | 第32-37页 |
| ·Ahab’s fighting spirit | 第32-33页 |
| ·Ahab’s righteousness | 第33-34页 |
| ·Ahab’s challenging spirit | 第34-35页 |
| ·Ahab’s exploratory spirit | 第35-37页 |
| ·Other transcendental features in Ahab’s characterization | 第37-40页 |
| ·Ahab’s rejection to Authoritarianism | 第37-38页 |
| ·Ahab’s intuition and self-reliance | 第38页 |
| ·Ahab’s pursuit of the deity | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Five Dialectical Consideration on Man-Sea (Man-Nature) Relationship | 第40-50页 |
| ·Starbuck’s Christian dualistic vision of man-nature relationship | 第40-42页 |
| ·Ahab’s hostile views on man-nature relationship | 第42-45页 |
| ·Ishmael’s transcendental views on man-nature relationship | 第45-48页 |
| ·Edification on three modes of view on man-nature relationship | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
| 发表论文和科研情况说明 | 第54-55页 |
