| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第10-24页 |
| 1.1 Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Major Literary Achievements | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Introduction to The Blithedale Romance | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review of The Blithedale Romance | 第13-19页 |
| 1.3.1 Studies at home | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3.2 Studies abroad | 第16-19页 |
| 1.4 A Brief Introduction to Cultural Criticism | 第19-21页 |
| 1.5 The Feasibility and Significance of This Study | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Two A HISTORICAL READING OF THE BLITHEDALE ROMANCE | 第24-32页 |
| 2.1 The Historical Context of The Blithedale Romance | 第24-28页 |
| 2.1.1 An age of transcendentalism | 第25-26页 |
| 2.1.2 Hot issues of the times | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2 The Understanding of Hawthorne | 第28-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Hawthorne's unique writing style and eagerness for being understood | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Political ideas in Hawthorne's writings | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three A CLOSE READING OF HAWTHORNE'S POLITICAL VIEWS DEMONSTRATED IN THE BLITHEDALE ROMANCE | 第32-48页 |
| 3.1 Hawthorne's View of Reform | 第33-36页 |
| 3.2 Hawthorne's View of Feminism | 第36-38页 |
| 3.3 Hawthorne's View of Transcendentalism | 第38-40页 |
| 3.4 Hawthorne's View ofAbolitionism | 第40-43页 |
| 3.5 Hawthorne's View of the Civil War | 第43-48页 |
| Chapter Four HUMANISM AND RATIONALISM ─ AN INTERPRETATION OF HAWTHORNE'S POLITICAL IDEAS | 第48-56页 |
| 4.1 Hawthorne's Aversion to Radical Ideas and Deeds ─ the Manifestation of Humanism | 第48-52页 |
| 4.2 Hawthorne's Unique Views on Politics ─ the Manifestation of Rationalism | 第52-56页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第56-60页 |
| Works Cited | 第60-66页 |
| 附录：作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第66页 |
