| 摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 前言 | 第9-14页 |
| ChapterⅠ A General Introduction to Tennessee Williams and His Play A Streetcar Named Desire | 第14-19页 |
| 1. Tennessee Williams' life experience and literary career | 第14-16页 |
| 2. Comments on A Streetcar Named Desire | 第16-19页 |
| A. A brief summary of the plot | 第16-17页 |
| B. Critical reception of the play | 第17-19页 |
| ChapterⅡ Romanticism Practiced by Tennessee Williams | 第19-23页 |
| 1. Romantic influences on Tennessee Williams | 第19-20页 |
| 2. The romantic tradition followed by Tennessee Williams in A Streetcar Named Desire | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter III A Romantic Approach Adopted by Tennessee Williams in Composing A Streetcar Named Desire | 第23-45页 |
| 1. Romantic ideals expressed in the play | 第23-27页 |
| A. Preference of the old to the new | 第23-25页 |
| B. Aestheticism superior to utilitarianism | 第25-26页 |
| C. Chivalry compared favorably with impertinence | 第26-27页 |
| 2. Romantic characterization of the protagonist Blanche DuBois | 第27-34页 |
| A. Blanche DuBois' romantic characteristics | 第28-32页 |
| a. Nostalgia | 第28-30页 |
| b. Illusion | 第30-32页 |
| B. Use of psychological analysis | 第32-34页 |
| 3. Romantic techniques adopted by Tennessee Williams | 第34-45页 |
| A. Symbolism: a major romantic technique | 第34-37页 |
| B. Plastic theatre | 第37-45页 |
| a. A new period for the American theatre | 第37-38页 |
| b. Williams' contribution to the new romantic form of drama | 第38-40页 |
| c. A Streetcar Named Desire — a typical example of the "Plastic theatre | 第40-45页 |
| ChapterⅣ Conclusion | 第45-46页 |
| Works Cited | 第46-47页 |
