The "Musicality" Of Shen Cong-Wen’s Novels

Shen Cong-wen has a unique sense for music, his novel is not only about music sound, but also referring to the technique of expression of music. He introduces musicality into the novel creation, pays attention to absorbing the spirit of music and music character. The musicality of his novels mainly concentrates upon the language, the structure of musical thinking and the center image.Literature and music belong to the arts, poetry, music and dancing are homologous in ancient times, they are inseparable relationship. The charming of music in the poetry is vivid. The "Book of Poetry" recorded more than three hundred works can song; Folk Songs in Han Dynasty are with dancing performances; the rhythm of Tang poetry, the verse of Song dynasty and Yuan Qu already show poetry and song the same root. As to the modern vernacular poems, "the New Moon School" practiced the beauty of music about poetry in the 20 s; By the time of 40 s, Zhu Guang-qian, Yuan Ke-jiao Wang li, and Bian Zhi-lin explored poetry musicality aspects in the field of music. However, when we pay attention to the musicality of poetry, at the same time, whether should break the limitations of genre to show the charming of musicality in wider stage.If the novel can absorb music specialty, it will expand its art space undoubtedly. Based on Shen Cong-wen’s novels, the integrated way of text and inductive method to investigate the relationship between novels and music with interdisciplinary perspective. Analysis the inner link of Shen Cong-wen’s novels and musicality to further understand artistry and ideological content.Shen Cong-wen believes that music and literature are similar in terms of emotional expression. Music skills can be used in his writing, at the same time he thinks music and literature both can get unique emotional experience in art emotional convergence; Following, discuss his novels’pursuit for" musicality ". He puts music spirit into creation to praise of human nature; Then, summarize research status and present research methods.The music expression in Shen Cong-wen’s novels includes not only the sound of nature, such as birds, worms and running water, also includes the Xiang Xi folk songs and western classical music. Western music for him in special period is mental healing and plays a crucial role to build divinity and religious thought. Also can not ignore, "The inner music", the author translates hearing voices and seen scene into his heart of emotion trough synaesthesia.The narrative rhythm in Shen Cong-wen’s novels mainly display in three aspects. First, Slow lyric tone forms the poetic quality. Use less "De" form concise style; Language rhythm, pronunciation, rhythm and artistic conceptions further explain poetic style; Second, the words and the plots repeat to strengthen tone. Third, aesthetic style of current change. Liquidity refers to the narrative, including the flow of scenery and characters mood.The musicality of structure in Shen Cong-wen’s novels mainly reflects on modulation and polyphony. Literary follows music thinking and logic vision to rich form of expression. Modulation uses in the end of story, this sudden change makes the story turn, this makes pastoral voice contain sadness. Polyphony in the structure of the novel forms multi-line mixed music to expand the connotation of the performance and better show the profundity of works.Summarize the musicality of aesthetic and practical significance in Shen Cong-wen’s novels. It can find art theory for beauty in life, customs, humanity and abstract thinking...