| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-18页 |
| Chapter One A Brief Introduction to Transcendentalism and American Literature | 第18-22页 |
| Chapter Two The Emphasis on Spirit and Soul | 第22-37页 |
| ·The Ideas of Spirit and Soul in Transcendentalism | 第22-23页 |
| ·The "Spirit" and "Soul" in Whitman's Poems | 第23-27页 |
| ·The Combination of Universal Oversoul and Individual Soul | 第27-34页 |
| ·The Combination of Body and Soul | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Three The Emphasis on Nature | 第37-51页 |
| ·The Ideas of Nature in Transcendentalism | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Vast Use of Natural Elements in Leaves of Grass | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Thoughts of the Unitarity Reflected in Leaves of Grass | 第42-43页 |
| ·The Images of Two Main Nature Elements in Leaves of Grass | 第43-49页 |
| ·The Image of the "Grass" | 第43-46页 |
| ·The Image of the "Sea" | 第46-49页 |
| ·The Relationship between Man and Nature | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Four The Emphasis on Individualism | 第51-63页 |
| ·The Ideas of Individualism in Transcendentalism | 第52页 |
| ·The Importance of Intuition | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Great Power of Individual | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Ideal Kind of Individual Reflected in Leaves of Grass | 第56-63页 |
| ·The Unselfish and Self-reliant Man | 第56-59页 |
| ·The Idea of Universal Brotherhood | 第59-63页 |
| Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68页 |