Literary Studies, And Music

Literature and music has accompanied people entering the modern society from remote antiquity. Anywhere from Eastern to western, during the childhood of human beings, in the track of prehistorical art, poem, music, dancing were all combined as a whole. In the later process of developing, literature and music separated from the combination of language, singing and dancing, and became two types of art with their respective character. Being more independently, the two reunited in a higher degree. With the more abundant way of combination, their expressing way influenced each other by which their art expressive force was extended, their meaning was enriched. All these promoted the prosperity and development of the two types of art.With literature as its noumenon, this paper focused on the deeply research of the two kinds of art by means of comparing. The relationship of literature and music was thoroughly investigated crossing subjects. The music property in literature work is the pivot of this paper. Text research had been the mainstream of literature research in the past, this paper applied itself to the idea of coexistence of literature and music.Firstly, this paper recalled the process of literature development. From belonging to the same root to separation, until the mutual infection and pervasive of each other, the historical fact of being congenetic can been proved from the definition of literature, Chinese characteristic, literature criticism, literature history and so on. However, with the development of these two kinds of art, and with the invention and application of paper, printing, they were separated into two independent art. To a certain stage, they began to influence and pervasive to each other consciously. All these showed the close relationship between music and literature from remote antiquity to modern times.Secondly, this paper analyzed the differences of literature and music from five aspects such as substance media, expressing sign, art technique, the meaning of the sign, the way of enjoying. Meanwhile, the 'same nature of art' can be found from the differences, that is, the small limitation which comes from the material condition to sound, time, rhythm, the coexistence of definite meaning and multi-interpretation, and the high ability of re-creation. The differences make the literature and music process their own character and become two independent kinds of art, and the 'same nature of art' makes the two influence and pervasive to each other, with which their respective art expressive force are enriched.Thirdly, this paper listed a large quantity of historical fact on art creation, recalled the developing process of literature history, particularly discussed the inner impact between literature and music in four aspects as content, style, thoughts and theory.Afterward, making literature as it noumenon, this paper mainly focused on the issue of the music property in literature creation. Investigating from the all round aspects of content, form, creation, enjoyment, this paper summarized that music property plays a supplement and consummate role in literature creation.At last, this paper analyzes the agreement point of music and literature, that is, the yearn and aspiration of freedom. The final conclusion is, one of the possibility of literature development is penetrating musical elements into literature.