Journal of Literature and Music Studies
JLMS, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp.106-113.
Print ISSN: 3134-8130; Online ISSN: 3134-8149
Journal homepage: https://www.jlmsjournal.com
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64058/jlwe260111fpcen
小说音乐化研究的范式奠基与批判性拓展
——评维尔纳·沃尔夫《小说的音乐化：媒介间性的理论与历史研究》
刘熹（Liu Xi）
摘要：维尔纳·沃尔夫的《小说的音乐化：媒介间性的理论与历史研究》通过媒介间性理论，将“小说音乐化”从印象式批评转变为可分析的学术议题，建立起“主题化”与“模仿”的区分、三种实现路径及多层次证据体系，并梳理了19至20世纪英语小说音乐化的历史脉络。本文在肯定其范式革新价值的同时，指出其理论仍存在媒介本质主义预设、经典化叙事局限、接受维度缺失及对大众媒介转型关注不足等问题，以期为跨媒介研究的进一步拓展提供参照。
关键词：《小说的音乐化》；维尔纳·沃尔夫；媒介间性；跨媒介研究
作者简介：刘熹，湖北大学文学院博士研究生。研究方向：文学与音乐的跨媒介研究。电子邮箱：1360186527@qq.com。
Title: The Foundational Paradigm and Critical Expansion of Novel-to-Music Research: A Review of Werner Wolf’s The Musicalization of Fiction: A Study in the Theory and History of Intermediality
Abstract: Werner Wolf’s The Musicalization of Fiction: A Study in the Theory and History of Intermediality transforms “musicalization of fiction” from impressionistic criticism into an analyzable academic topic through the lens of intermediality theory. It establishes a distinction between “thematisation” and “mimicry”, identifies three pathways of realization, and develops a multi-layered evidentiary framework, while tracing the historical trajectory of English novel musicalization from the 19th to the 20th century. While affirming its paradigmatic innovation, this article points out lingering theoretical issues—such as media essentialism, limitations in canonical narratives, neglect of reception dimensions, and insufficient attention to the transformation of mass media—with the aim of providing reference for further development in cross-medial studies.
Keywords: The Musicalization of Fiction; Werner Wolf; intermediality; transmedial studies
Author Biography: Liu Xi, a doctoral student at the School of Literature, Hubei University. Research areas: cross media studies of music and literature. E-mail: 1360186527@qq.com
