Abstract (eng)
The thesis provides a brief overview of theory on intermedial research. Further on, similarities between the two media, music and literature, are outlined. The focus is narrowed down to music in literature or influencing it, in other words on the musicalization of fiction. Some aspects of Werner Wolf’s theory are presented in more detail, as they are the basis for the following analysis of the three short stories, “The String Quartet” by Virginia Woolf, “The Blues I’m Playing” by Langston Hughes and “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison. In the second part of the thesis the three short stories are analyzed and aspects of musicalization of fiction are being identified. The chapter provides an overview of criteria necessary for musicalized fiction, as well as possible aspects hinting towards the existence of musicalization within a certain piece of narrative fiction. In addition, the importance of the influence of the author’s personal experiences as well as of the respective cultural background on the musicalization of his or her fictional writing are outlined.