| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-21页 |
| 1.1 William Faulkner and Light in August | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第12-18页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous Studies on Faulkner and Light in August | 第13-16页 |
| 1.2.2 Previous Studies on Hegel’s Theories of Collision and Tragedy | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 The Purpose, Significance and Structure of the Thesis | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Two Hegel’s Theories of Collision andTragedy | 第21-29页 |
| 2.1 The Situation | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 The Collision | 第23-26页 |
| 2.3 The Tragedy | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three The Situation in Light in August | 第29-37页 |
| 3.1 Traditional Values of the South | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 Slavery and Puritanism | 第32-37页 |
| Chapter Four Three Essential Collisions in Light in August | 第37-59页 |
| 4.1 Collisions between Men and Social Circumstances | 第37-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Racism | 第38-40页 |
| 4.1.2 Sexism | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.3 The Haunting Past | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2 Collisions Caused by Men and Social Relations | 第42-49页 |
| 4.2.1 Distorted Father-Son Relationship | 第43-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Differences of Birth | 第45-47页 |
| 4.2.3 Dream-Vision of the Past | 第47-49页 |
| 4.3 Collisions Caused by Disruption in Men’s Spirit | 第49-59页 |
| 4.3.1 Joe’s White Soul and Black Soul | 第50-53页 |
| 4.3.2 Joanna’s Struggle with Her Mission | 第53-56页 |
| 4.3.3 Hightower’s Walking Dead Life | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Five The Essence of Tragic Collision in Light in August | 第59-66页 |
| 5.1 Ethical Forces as Good and Evil | 第59-62页 |
| 5.2 Reconciliation of Tragic Collisions | 第62-66页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73页 |
