声明
CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
摘要
Introduction
1.Annie Dillard and Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
2.Literature Review
3.Factors Contributing to Annie Diilard’s Complex View about Nature
4.Significance and Structure of the Thesis
Chapter One Recognition of the Intrinsic Value of Nature
1.1 Recognition of the Aesthetic Value of Nature
1.2 Recognition of the Religious Value of Nature
1.3 Recognition of the Spiritual Value of Nature
Chapter Two Reverence for Life
2.1 Human Connection with Animals
2.2 Human Dissociation from Animals
2.3 Moral Concern for Suffering Animals
Chapter Three The Unity of Human Beings and Nature
3.1 The Return to Nature
3.2 The Return to Mankind’s Natural Being
3.3 Dwelling with Humility
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgments