A Study About Baroque Aesthetic Character Of Claude Simon’s Novels

Claude Simon is a worldwide impact novelist in the France contemporary literary world.Relying on the keen insight into the era circumstances, he created a new experimental writingart of fiction. As the traditional novel opposition, Simon’s novel is committed to the creationand innovation of forms and writing skills. His novels character and value is appraised withnarration vacancies, comprehensive presentation in the form of the novel. On thecharacteristics of art, his novels highlight and develop the Baroque aesthetic expression. Thisthesis attempts to combine the Baroque art and Simon’s concept of creation, and syntheticallyapply narrative theory, interdisciplinary research, deconstruction and other methods to discussBaroque aesthetic character and reveal the aesthetic meaning and value of Simon novels.This dissertation includes three sections as following: introduction, main body andconclusion. The introduction explains at first basis of selecting the title, the present domesticand overseas condition, innovations and research methods. The thesis has been incorporatedby four chapters to concentrate on Baroque aesthetic character of Claude Simon s novels. Thefirst chapter is scanning the Baroque art of Simon’s creation path to create a logical startingpoint for papers, on the basis of the common of Simon s novels and Baroque spirit. In thesecond chapter, this thesis is discussed on Claude Simon s Baroque aesthetic expression fromthree perspectives as principal vacancies, scattered plot, meaning retreat from the point ofview of narration. The third chapter focuses on the hybridity that Simon s novels mappingdifferent artistic landscape, in order to deepen the explore of Baroque art form of the novel.The forth chapter from functionality and artistry two aspects reveals the value of subversionand reconstruction against traditional novels of Simon’s novels. It continues the Baroquerebellious character at the level of consciousness. Conclusion reiterated the historicalsignificance of Simon novels, as well as the inheritance relationship with different arts. Tomake an objective assessment of views on Simon with the "Perspectivism".In brief,"Baroque Spirit" of Simon’s novels has pioneering and experimental meaning.By refusing creative principle of the traditional novels, He created and practised novel s form,language and skills Comprehensively. This exploration forcefully expressed his subversiveawareness of the world, history and life. It is not only the performance of the new Baroqueera style, but also for the development of the arts novel.