| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Saul Bellow and Herzog | 第11-12页 |
| ·Michel Foucault and the Relative Theories | 第12-14页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Madness and Its Exhibition in Herzog | 第17-29页 |
| ·The Relation of Madness and Passion and the Passions of Herzog | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Relation of Madness and Passion | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Passions of Herzog | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Types and Aspects of Madness and Their Manifestations in Herzog | 第19-22页 |
| ·Just Punishment and Desperate Passion Reflected on Herzog | 第19-20页 |
| ·Herzog’s Melancholia | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Relation of Madness and Reason and Herzog’s Non-reason Acts | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Relation of Madness and Reason | 第22-23页 |
| ·Herzog’s Non-reason Acts | 第23-24页 |
| ·An Invisible Asylum | 第24-29页 |
| ·The Confinement of the Asylum | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Relative Roles of Psychiatrists and the Madmen | 第25页 |
| ·The Invisible Asylum around Herzog | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter Three The Art of Existence and Its Connection with Madness | 第29-36页 |
| ·A Triumph Instead of a Surrender—Indication from the End of the Novel | 第29页 |
| ·The Interpretation of the Art of Existence | 第29-33页 |
| ·The Context and Origin of the Art of Existence | 第29-31页 |
| ·Definition of the Art of Existence | 第31页 |
| ·Ethics, Self-mastery, and Problematization—the Key Principles to Realize Poetic Existence | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Connection between Madness and the Art of Existence | 第33-36页 |
| ·Foucault’s Ideas | 第33-34页 |
| ·Causes of Herzog’s Madness | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four Herzog’s Journey from Madness to Poetic Existence | 第36-49页 |
| ·Herzog’s Care of the Self | 第36-41页 |
| ·Self-knowledge | 第36-39页 |
| ·Care of the Body and Soul | 第39-41页 |
| ·Herzog’s Ethical Attainments | 第41-43页 |
| ·Devotion to His Own Ethical Principles | 第41-42页 |
| ·Disregard of the Power Regime | 第42页 |
| ·Concern of Others | 第42-43页 |
| ·Herzog’s Self-mastery | 第43-45页 |
| ·Temperance in Chasing Sexual Pleasure | 第43-44页 |
| ·Conquering of the Desire to Revenge | 第44-45页 |
| ·Control of the Addiction in Letter Writing | 第45页 |
| ·Herzog’s Problematization | 第45-49页 |
| ·Self-confrontation in the View of Life | 第46页 |
| ·Complication of the Marriage Life | 第46-47页 |
| ·The Decision in Abandoning His Career | 第47页 |
| ·Rediscovery of His Inner Self | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-54页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文及其他成果 | 第54-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55-56页 |
| 详细摘要 | 第56-64页 |