| Introduction | 第1-11页 |
| Chapter One The “Irreconcilable”Roles of Woman and Artist | 第11-25页 |
| ·Landscape: Conventional Claims and Women’s Artistic Opportunities | 第11-21页 |
| ·The Song of the LarkThe First Successful Female Kunstlerroman | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter Two Thea Kronborg’s Song of Myself | 第25-44页 |
| ·The Aura of Destiny | 第25-29页 |
| ·Defiance of Traditional Definitions of Womanhood | 第29-34页 |
| ·Masculinity in Thea Kronborg’s Character | 第34-36页 |
| ·Instinct of Self-Preservation | 第36-38页 |
| ·Southwest Land as Catalyst to Artistic Awakening | 第38-44页 |
| Chapter Three Cather’s Redefinition of Woman Artist | 第44-60页 |
| ·“Learn to lose”: Exclusive Commitment to Art | 第45-52页 |
| ·Cather’s Politics on Sisterhood | 第52-60页 |
| Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| References | 第62-65页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第65-69页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第69-73页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第73-74页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第74页 |
