| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| Ⅰ Blues in August Wilson's Three Plays | 第16-36页 |
| 1 Understanding Blues | 第19-22页 |
| 2 Perpetual Rhythm in August Wilson's Three Plays | 第22-36页 |
| Ⅱ African American Cultural Identity Crisis Reflected in August Wilson's Three Plays | 第36-50页 |
| 1 Marginalization of African American Cultural Identity | 第36-45页 |
| 2 African Americans' Ambivalent Attitudes Reflected in August Wilson's Three Plays | 第45-50页 |
| Ⅲ Constructing African American Cultural Identity Through Blues | 第50-66页 |
| 1 Joe Turner's Come and Gone:Reclaiming the Alienated Self | 第52-56页 |
| 2 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom:Singing the Song of African American Cultural Identity | 第56-62页 |
| 3 The Piano Lesson:Making Connection to the African Cultural Legacy | 第62-66页 |
| Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| Works Cited | 第69-73页 |
| Appendix | 第73页 |
