| Abstract | 第3-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| A. A Brief Introduction to Robert Browning and His Poetry | 第10-12页 |
| B. Methodology | 第12-15页 |
| Part 1 Literature Review | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Studies on Bakhtin's Theory of Polyphony | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Studies on Browning and His Poetry | 第16-19页 |
| Part 2 Polyphony and Dramatization | 第19-24页 |
| 2.1 Polyphony-confrontation of different consciousness | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Dramatization-the wire puller controlling the characters or the actor speaking forthe author | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Difference between multi-voicedness and polyphony | 第22-24页 |
| Part 3 The Relation between the Author and the Characters | 第24-30页 |
| 3.1 Characters as the Carrier of the Author's Consciousness | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2 Subjectivity of the Characters | 第27-30页 |
| Part 4 Dialogic Relations in Browning's Polyphonic Poems | 第30-36页 |
| 4.1 The Concept of Dialogue in a Polyphonic Novel | 第30-31页 |
| 4.2 Dialogue in Browning's Polyphonic Poems | 第31-33页 |
| 4.3 Differing Dialogue of Polyphony from Dialogue in Dramatization | 第33-36页 |
| Part 5 The Unfinalizability of Browning's Polyphonic Poems | 第36-41页 |
| 5.1. Indeterminacy | 第36-38页 |
| 5.2 Incompletedness | 第38-41页 |
| Part 6 Reasons for the Polyphonic Features in Browning'sWorks | 第41-46页 |
| 6.1 Historical Background | 第41-44页 |
| 6.2 Personal Experience | 第44-46页 |
| Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-51页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第51页 |
