ABSTRACT4-5
摘要5-6
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS6-8
CHAPTER Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION8-17
A. Brief introduction of Conrad and Heart of Darkness8-12
B. Literature review12-15
C Thesis statement15-17
Ⅱ. THE POLYPHONIC NOVEL DEFINED BY BHTIN17-27
A. Characteristics of the polyphonic novel17-27
1. Dialogical principle:equal footing between the heroes and the author20-21
2. Great dialogue21-23
3. Microdialogue23-27
Ⅲ. DIALOGUE IN HEART OF DARKNESS27-46
A. Literariness as dialogue27-35
1. Polyphony and the dialogic sense of truth28-32
2. Polyphony and the surplus32-35
B. Great dialogue between the narrator35-42
1. Great dialogues about Kurtz36-40
2. Great dialogues about African native40-42
C. Microdialogue within Marlow42-46
Ⅳ. POLYPHONIC FEATURES IN HEART OF DARKNESS46-59
A. Authorial position in Heart of Darkness47-52
B. Independent consciousnesses in Heart of Darkness52-55
C. Unfinapzabipty of Hero in Heart of Darkness55-59
Ⅴ. CONCLUSION59-62
WORKS CITED62-65