| Synopsis | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter One Emerson's Over-Soul | 第15-23页 |
| ·The sources of the concept of Over-soul | 第15-17页 |
| ·The approach to Over-soul | 第17-19页 |
| ·Emerson's concern for humanity as a consequence of his insight into Over-soul | 第19-23页 |
| Chapter Two Emerson's Self-Reliance and the Influence of Transcendentalism on American Culture | 第23-42页 |
| ·The possibility of being Self-reliant | 第23-30页 |
| ·How to be Self-reliant | 第30-42页 |
| Chapter Three The Influence of Emerson's Transcendentalism on American Culture | 第42-46页 |
| ·Sense of nationalism and the formation of national literature | 第42-43页 |
| ·Breakthrough in conventional writing | 第43-44页 |
| ·Sense of democracy in American literature | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four Emerson's Transcendentalism and Confucianism | 第46-64页 |
| ·Emerson's evaluation of and Confucius' idea on human nature | 第47-52页 |
| ·Emerson's Over-soul and Confucius' idea on deity | 第52-56页 |
| ·Emerson's Self-reliance and Self-education in Confucianism | 第56-60页 |
| ·Emerson's idea on reform and some political thoughts in Confucianism | 第60-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| Works Cited | 第66-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69页 |
