A Study On The Musical Elements In Milan Kundera’s Novel Theory

Milan Kundera (1929-),as a novelist who is especially good at novel theory, playsan important role in the world literature. Based on his unique life experiences andknowledge background, his novel theory shows great uniqueness and has importantimplications on the development of this stylistic novel. This essay takes musical elementsin Kundera’s novel theory as the research object and attempts to grasp of Kundera’s noveltheory panoramically through the in-depth analysis and discussion.This essay is divided into five parts:1) Preface;2) The musical elements containedin Kundera’s novel theory;3) The absorption and utilization of musical theory inKundera’s novel theory and novel creation;4) The special status and significance ofmusical elements in Kundera’s novel theory;5) Conclusion.The preface mainly talks about the topics of this essay and puts forward the researchmethods and significance and difficulties of the topic through analyzing the currentdomestic and foreign research situation and its deficiency.In the first part, starting from novels and novel history in Kundera’s novel theory,the author combs the musical elements contained in it through layer-by-layer progressiveanalysis and discussion. This part also contains the musical elements from the implicit toexplicit, from light to heavy gradually in-depth features and the significance of musicalelements in Kundera’s novel theory. This part is the foundation of this essay.In the second part, the author specifically explains the musical theories which areabsorbed in Kundera’s novel theory and the specific performance of these musicaltheories in his novel theory and creation based on the musical theories of five musicianswhich have an important impact on Kundera’s novel theory. During this period, theinspiration of the musical elements is not only showed in the theoretical skills, moreoften manifested in the aesthetic idea. This is the core portion of this essay.In the third part, the author points out the position of musical elements in Kunderanovel theory through the explanation of musical elements’ effects that they arethroughout the theory and their pivotal role. Furthermore, the author points out that theintroduction of the musical elements expands the connotation of novels and enlightens people to find more possibilities in the exploration of novel stylistic. This part is thesummary and sublimation of this essay.The conclusion section is a brief summary of the essay and points out the innovativeand shortcomings.