1．本课题的研究目的和意义
The purpose of this thesis lies in researching the whole lifetime of Emerson，especially transcendentalism. This thesis will also pay attention to the impact of Emerson‟s transcendentalism on 19th century American life values. “Self-reliance” is an important works which reflects the thought of transcendentalism by Emerson and the spirit of trusting yourself relying on yourself, self-respect, and optimistic attitude towards the life make Americans elevate their spiritual life and life value. This thesis is aimed to analysis
the change of American people‟s mind by transcendentalism and the pursuit of inpidualism, human liberty, democracy and independence brought by the change. From this thesis we can learn from Americans, learning their gracious spirits, their thoughts, their life values, and their attitude towards life, which will also be a good lesson for us.
2．本课题的国内外研究现状
So far,researcher at home and abroad have paid much attention to Emerson‟s thoughts and influence on American culture in Emerson‟s transcendentalism.We found works such as Ralph Waldo Emerson: the spiritual garden of American culture by Wenzhong,an Chinese writr.There are also essays discussing the characters‟ self-reliance ,in Charles Dickens‟s works,such as Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, which all reflect the characters‟ self-reliance.All of these works present that Emerson‟s transcendentalism,especially “Self-reliance”still remains a talking points and calls for future study.
3．本课题的研究内容和方法
This thesis consists of three parts. The first part is a brief introduction to the author Emerson and the purpose of the thesis. Part two is the body of this thesis and consists of three chapters. Chapter one is an introduction to Emerson‟s transcendentalism. Chapter two presents a case of Emerson‟s transcendentalism. Chapter three is about the impact of 、transcendentalism on 19th century American life value. Part three is the conclusion drawn in this thesis. Research Method: Mainly include the information search,Theory research and case researh.
4．本课题的实行方案、进度及预期效果
本课题分四个阶段：1. 收集资料, 写开题报告；2. 拟写作提纲；3.拟稿；4.修饰、润饰、成稿。
进度安排：
2013年3月25日前完成第一稿的修改工作。
2013年4月10日前完成第二稿的修改工作。
2013年4月18日前完成第三稿的修改工作。
2013年4月24日前送指导教师审查，写出评语。
预期效果：较好完成论文；清楚阐明观点, 论述完整,能体现课题的目的及研究意义。
5．已查阅的参考文献
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