| ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 第6-8页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION | 第8-17页 |
| A. Brief introduction of Conrad and Heart of Darkness | 第8-12页 |
| B. Literature review | 第12-15页 |
| C Thesis statement | 第15-17页 |
| Ⅱ. THE POLYPHONIC NOVEL DEFINED BY BAKHTIN | 第17-27页 |
| A. Characteristics of the polyphonic novel | 第17-27页 |
| 1. Dialogical principle:equal footing between the heroes and the author | 第20-21页 |
| 2. Great dialogue | 第21-23页 |
| 3. Microdialogue | 第23-27页 |
| Ⅲ. DIALOGUE IN HEART OF DARKNESS | 第27-46页 |
| A. Literariness as dialogue | 第27-35页 |
| 1. Polyphony and the dialogic sense of truth | 第28-32页 |
| 2. Polyphony and the surplus | 第32-35页 |
| B. Great dialogue between the narrator | 第35-42页 |
| 1. Great dialogues about Kurtz | 第36-40页 |
| 2. Great dialogues about African native | 第40-42页 |
| C. Microdialogue within Marlow | 第42-46页 |
| Ⅳ. POLYPHONIC FEATURES IN HEART OF DARKNESS | 第46-59页 |
| A. Authorial position in Heart of Darkness | 第47-52页 |
| B. Independent consciousnesses in Heart of Darkness | 第52-55页 |
| C. Unfinalizability of Hero in Heart of Darkness | 第55-59页 |
| Ⅴ. CONCLUSION | 第59-62页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第62-65页 |
