《看不见的人》：一曲为黑人生存境遇呐喊的爵士乐

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拉尔夫·艾里森的《看不见的人》是二战以来美国最具影响力的小说之一.这部小说有着浓郁的爵士乐风格,以至人们把它说成是爵士音乐家的即兴创作.艾里林从小深受爵士乐熏陶,音乐科班出身的他对爵士乐颇有研究.他对爵士乐的深刻理解直接地影响了他所创作的小说《看不见的人》.该篇论文从爵士乐的角度论述小说的形式、内容、主题和艺术特色.爵士乐的形式使小说摆脱了某种僵硬的模式,更具弹性和张力.小说的语言不时呈现爵士乐的节奏感,并以变化的叙事节奏反映出富于冲突的情节变化.它的叙事节奏虽时张时驰,但整个作品象当时风行的摇摆乐平和而不狂乱.小说的序曲和尾声象爵士乐在环行结构首尾相连浑然一体.它以布鲁斯式的第一人称单数的形式叙事,并以应答轮唱般的复调结构从

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ACKNOWLEDGRMENTS

1. Introduction

2. Ellison's Jazz Background

3. Related Information of Jazz to the Novel

3.1. Black-and-white Roots of Jazz

3.2. Prejudices against Jazz in Society

3.3. Innovative Elements of Jazz

3.4. Jazz and Blues

4. Jazz-like Form of the Novel

4.1. Similarities in Structure

4.2. Blues Way of Narration

4.3. Similar Devices of Expression

4.3.1. Complex Rhythm

4.3.2. Polyphonic Texture of Call-and-Response

4.3.3. Improvisation

5. Jazz in its Content

5.1. The Character and Jazz

5.2. Jazz as Soundtrack of the Novel

6. Jazz's Spirit and the Novel

6.1. Liberal Spirit in Quest of Self

6.1.1. Painful Journey to Establish Self

6.1.2. Moderate Way to Realize Self

6.2. Innovative Spirit Against Tradition

6.3. Integration of White and Black Elements

7. Conclusion

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