MULTIMODAL NARRATIVE: TEXT, IMAGE, AND MUSIC AS A UNIFIED ARTISTIC SYSTEM IN MULTILINGUAL LITERARY SPACES

Abstract

The article “Multimodal Artistic Text as a Synthesis of Textual, Visual, and Musical Elements: An Analysis of Works by Writers in Different Languages“ explores multimodal artistic texts through the works of writers in different languages, specifically analyzing Zurab Karumidze's "Dagny, or a Love Feast" and Orhan Pamuk's "Istanbul: Memories of a City". Analysis of these authors' works reveals the diverse characteristics of multimodal fiction, notably textual-visual synergy and soundscapes. The seamless integration of text and visuals is at the core of multimodal fiction. The inclusion of rhythmic patterns and sound elements adds an auditory dimension to the multimodal artistic text.

Orhan Pamuk’s novel serves as a compelling example of a hybrid text that employs visual elements with notable intensity. The integration of photographic images within the narrative framework contributes to the enrichment of the plot and the construction of complex emotional dimensions. Pamuk crafts a multidimensional portrait of both the city and himself, where photographs, poetic descriptions, and a musical atmosphere converge to produce a representation of Istanbul that is simultaneously realistic and ideologically nuanced. In this portrayal, memory, time, and identity are intricately interwoven.

Zurab Karumidze’s work is similarly multifaceted and marked by a pronounced use of multimodal elements. Music assumes a central aesthetic function: it is shared across both real and imaginary realms, thus serving as a unifying force between them.

The visual dimension is further enhanced through the verbal rendering of painting—its functional role, and the ideological alignment between the selected artworks and the broader thematic concerns of the text.

Keywords: Multimodality, Textual, Visual, Musical Elements.