| Acknowledgments | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| 1.1 Brief Biography on Allen Ginsberg and Writing of Howl | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Literary Review | 第10-13页 |
| 1.3 Theoretical Basis and Structure of the Thesis | 第13-17页 |
| 1.3.1 Aristotle's Katharsis Function Theory | 第14页 |
| 1.3.2 Five Stages of Psychosexual Development | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3.3 The Teasing Relation | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Catharsis Function of Howl Embodied in Sound Structure | 第17-29页 |
| 2.1 From Rhythm to Sound | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Micro Texture of Howl Constructed by DS & IM | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Difference between Micro and Macro Texture | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Micro Texture of Howl | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3 Macro Texture of Howl Constructed by Sound Structure | 第23-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Reticulation Sound Structure of the First Part | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Reverse Pyramid Sound Structure of the Second Part | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.3 Tidal Type Sound Structure of the Third Part | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Catharsis Function of Howl Embodied in Text and Theme | 第29-41页 |
| 3.1 Catharsis Function Embodied in Frame of Howl's Verbal Text | 第29-37页 |
| 3.1.1 First-person Narrator and Spontaneity | 第30-31页 |
| 3.1.2 Witness Focalization Established by Past Tense | 第31-34页 |
| 3.1.3 Crazy Verbs and Dirty Nouns | 第34-37页 |
| 3.2 The Teasing Relation Reflected in Howl's Theme | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第41-43页 |
| References | 第43-46页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间科研成果 | 第46页 |
