| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Eugene O'Neill and Western Symbolic Tradition | 第13-20页 |
| ·Greek Traditions of Symbolization in Classic Plays | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Influence of the Greek Tragedy on Eugene O'Neill | 第14-15页 |
| ·O'Neill and Modern Theatre | 第15-18页 |
| ·O'Neill's Use of Symbols in His Early and Middle Plays | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Fog and Dream: O'Neill's Symbolic and Spiritual World | 第20-38页 |
| ·The Symbolic Title: Long Day's Journey Into Night | 第20-22页 |
| ·Fog and Curtain: Both as Symbolic Shelter and Obstacle | 第22-29页 |
| ·Fog as a Symbol of Loneliness | 第29-30页 |
| ·Dreams: The Living Reality of the Tyrones and the Loss of the Past Values | 第30-34页 |
| ·Other Symbols | 第34-38页 |
| Chapter Three Behind the Symbols: Spiritual Loss of American Dream and the Last Hope of the Tyrones | 第38-54页 |
| ·Transition from the American Dream to the American Tragedy | 第38-47页 |
| ·Tragedy of American Materialism | 第47-50页 |
| ·Tragedy of the Loss of Religious Belief | 第50页 |
| ·The Last Hope of the Journey | 第50-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Notes | 第56-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69-70页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第70页 |
