| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-20页 |
| ·E. M. Forster and Howards End | 第10-12页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-15页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis and Framework | 第15-20页 |
| Chapter One Easy Rhythm in Howards End | 第20-39页 |
| ·Rhythm of Leitmotif Phrases | 第20-26页 |
| ·Rhythm of Recurrent Images | 第26-31页 |
| ·Rhythm of Expanding Symbols | 第31-39页 |
| Chapter Two Difficult Rhythm in Howards End | 第39-51页 |
| ·Structural Movements of Characters and Incidents | 第39-44页 |
| ·“Integration – Disintegration – Reintegration” Pattern | 第44-47页 |
| ·A Counterpart of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter Three Rhythm of Narrative Movements and NarrativeRepetitions in Howards End | 第51-63页 |
| ·Rhythm of Alternations between Scene and Summary | 第52-57页 |
| ·Narrative Repetition of Catching Hay Fever | 第57-59页 |
| ·Narrative Repetition of the Performance of the Fifth Symphony | 第59-61页 |
| ·Narrative Repetition of the Pigs’ Teeth in the Trunk | 第61-63页 |
| Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| References | 第66-70页 |
| Publications | 第70页 |
