《〈江格尔〉论》对蒙古族长篇英雄史诗江格尔进行了系统研究。《江格尔论（英文版）/中国史诗研究著作翻译文库》论述了江格尔作为活态史诗生存的条件，并深入分析了国内外江格尔演唱艺人江格尔奇的成长条件、社会职能、社会地位以及演唱特点、演唱习俗、演唱篇目和生平事迹；《江格尔论(英文版）/中国□□□□史诗研究著作翻译文库》论析了听众在江格尔演唱和发展过程中的积极主动作用与贡献。
　　《江格尔论(英文版）/中国史诗研究著作翻译文库》还探讨了英雄史诗江格尔的形成和发展规律：首先分析了史诗产生的社会背景和文化前提，证明了由传说到史诗、由零散诗篇到完整史诗、由小型史诗到中型史诗、又由中小型史诗飞跃而出现长篇史诗的全过程；其次论述了史诗江格尔形成后在流传过程中的发展与变异现象，研究了史诗的情节结构和人物形象的发展与变异的种种趋向；□后对江格尔史诗的语言艺术进行了分析。

Preface by Lang Ying
Preface by Mark Bender
Translator’S Foreword
Profile of the Author
Introduction

Chapter One Jangar：A Living Epic
Ⅰ．ALongstanding Folk Tradition
Ⅱ．ChantingJangar
Ⅲ．Role oftheAudience

Chapter Two TheJangarch：TheJangar Chanter
Ⅰ．The Role and Position ofthe Jangarch
Ⅱ．TheJangarchesAbroad
Ⅲ．TheJangarches in China

Chapter Three Collecting，Publishing and Researching Jangar
Ⅰ．Collection，Translation and Publication ofJangar in Russia
Ⅱ．Collection and Publication ofJangar in Mongolia
Ⅲ．Collection，Translation and Publication ofJangar in China
Ⅳ．Review ofRelated Studie□<□r>
Chapter Four The Origin ofJangar
Ⅰ．The Tradition ofthe Northem Heroic Epic□<□r>Ⅱ．Jangar VS．Mana□<□r>Ⅲ．Traditions ofMongol Heroic Epic□<□r>Ⅳ．Three Centers of Mongol Heroic Epics in China
Ⅴ． Three Types ofMongol Heroic Epic□<□r>Ⅵ．Jangar．Mythology and Shamanic Culture
Ⅶ．Jangar and Buddhist Culture

Chapter Five Social Archetypes ofJangar
Ⅰ ATurbulent Society
Ⅱ The Nature and Purpose ofthe War□<□r>Ⅲ．The Nature ofBumba
Ⅳ．Social．Military and Political System□<□r>Ⅴ．Social Structure
Ⅵ．Social Ideology

Chapter Six Dating the Formation ofthe Epic
Ⅰ．VieWS ofResearchersAbroad
Ⅱ．Views ofResearchers in China
Ⅲ．Conceptualizing the Development of the Epic
Ⅳ． The Time ofthe Formation ofthe Long Epic

Chapter Seven The Formative Conditions of the Epic
Ⅰ．Myth．Legend andJangar
Ⅱ． The Early Heroic Epics andJangar
Ⅲ． The Tuulch andJangar

Chapter Eight Development and Variations ofJangar
Ⅰ Variations ofthe Same Episode
Ⅱ．Creation ofNew Episode□<□r>Ⅲ．Patterns ofDevelopment andVariation□<□r>
Chapter Nine The Development of Epic Plots and Structure□<□r>Ⅰ．Plots and Structures ofVarious Episode□<□r>Ⅱ． Overall Plots and Structures oftheEpic

Chapter Ten Characters inJangar
Ⅰ．Heroe□<□r>Ⅱ．The Ideal Leader
Ⅲ．Brave General□<□r>Ⅳ．Wise General□<□r>Ⅴ．Virtuous Women
Ⅵ．Miraculous Steed□<□r>Ⅶ． Rampant Tyrant□<□r>
Chapter Eleven The Art of Language
Bibliography
Index
Afterword
Afterword
Series Acknowledgements