ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS6-7
Abstract7-9
摘要9-13
Chapter One Introduction13-18
1.1 Shakespeare's Time and His Plays' Language13-14
1.2 The Historical Review of King Lear14-18
Chapter Two Theoretical Basis18-23
2.1 Dialogi19
2.2 Polyphonic Novel Theory19-21
2.3 Carnival of Poetry21-23
Chapter Three The Synchronic “Dialogue” with Double-discouse23-34
3.1 Self (or Ego) Fighting against “Other”23-29
3.2 The Argument of Self (or Ego) with Another Self (or Ego)29-31
3.3 Dialogic “Counterpoint” Structure31-34
Chapter Four The Characters' Polyphonic Consciousnesses34-45
4.1 The Heroes' Heteroglossia (or Various Voices)34-42
4.2 The “Expressing Their Own Views” of the Author - Hero - Audience (Readers)42-45
Chapter Five The Polyphonic Dialogue in Carnival Chronotope (or Time-Space)45-54
5.1 The Carnival Overturn of “Coronation” and “De-crowning”45-49
5.2 Language of Solemn and Banter in the Carnival Square49-51
5.3 The Alteration of Death and Rebirth51-54
Chapter Six Conclusion54-56
Works Cited56-60
AppendixⅠ60-62