| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-10页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第10-16页 |
| CHAPTER TWO MUSIC IN HARDY'S NOVELS:THE BACKGROUND MUSIC.7 | 第16-25页 |
| ·The Sounds of Nature | 第16-20页 |
| ·Ballads and Dances | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Functions of the Background Music | 第22-25页 |
| ·To enhance contrast | 第23页 |
| ·To help develop the plot | 第23-25页 |
| CHAPTER THREE MUSIC IN HARDY'S NOVELS:CHARACTERIZATION | 第25-32页 |
| ·Musical Metaphors and the Portrayal of Characters | 第28-30页 |
| ·Music as a Means of Depiction | 第30-32页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR MUSIC AND THE STRUCTURE OF HARDY'S NOVELS | 第32-38页 |
| ·Polyphony and the Multi-Thread Narration | 第32-33页 |
| ·Sonata and Foreshadowing | 第33-34页 |
| ·Rondo and the Repetition of Images | 第34-36页 |
| ·Music and the Narrative Flow | 第36-38页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE MUSIC AND THE THEMES OF HARDY'S NOVELS | 第38-40页 |
| ·Music and Hardy's View of Nature | 第38页 |
| ·Music and Hardy's View of Life | 第38-40页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第40-42页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第42-44页 |
| RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS | 第44-45页 |
| PERSONAL FILES | 第45-47页 |
