| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| Chapter 1 Biblical Narrative Structure and Frye's Biblical U-shaped Narrative Theory | 第19-40页 |
| ·Biblical Narrative Structure | 第20-23页 |
| ·Northrop Frye's Biblical U-shaped Narrative Theory | 第23-40页 |
| ·The U-shaped Narrative Pattern | 第24-33页 |
| ·The Inverted U-shaped Narrative Pattern | 第33-40页 |
| Chapter 2 Imitation of the U-shaped Narrative Pattern in LotR | 第40-63页 |
| ·The U-shaped Pattern Embodied in Characters' Fates | 第40-53页 |
| ·Frodo:Happiness—Tribulation—Felicity | 第41-47页 |
| ·Aragorn:Safety—Catastrophe—Bliss | 第47-50页 |
| ·Gandalf:Serenity—Trials—Elevation | 第50-53页 |
| ·The U-shaped Pattern Suggested in Kingdoms' Vicissitudes | 第53-63页 |
| ·Shire:Peace—Disaster—Revitalization | 第54-57页 |
| ·Gondor:Prosperity—Decline—Restoration | 第57-59页 |
| ·Isengard:Justice—Corruption—Purification | 第59-63页 |
| Chapter 3 Imitation of the Inverted U-shaped Pattern in LotR | 第63-74页 |
| ·The One Ring:Forging—Evildoing—Destruction | 第64-67页 |
| ·Sauron:Concealment—Perpetration—Defeat | 第67-70页 |
| ·Mordor:Wasteland—Menace—Ruin | 第70-74页 |
| Chapter 4 Thematic Implications of Biblical Narrative Patterns in LotR | 第74-92页 |
| ·Faith,Hope and Salvation Implied by the U-shaped Pattern | 第75-85页 |
| ·Good-and-Evil Conflict Viewed by the U-shaped and the Inverted U-shaped Patterns | 第85-92页 |
| Conclusion | 第92-96页 |
| Notes | 第96-102页 |
| Bibliography | 第102-108页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第108-109页 |
| 攻读学位期间主要的研究成果 | 第109页 |
