The Public Sphere And Literary Journals And Newspapers: Investigating The Discursive Formation Of The Utopia In Late Qing Dynasty,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Public Sphere And Literary Journals And Newspapers: Investigating The Discursive Formation Of The Utopia In Late Qing Dynasty, Man Leung Shuk
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
This paper takes the utopian fiction in Late Qing Dynasty as a discursive formation, and investigates its production and operational mode of the utopian discourse. The paper examines how literary journals and newspapers served as a channel for the operation of the utopian discourse in the Chinese public sphere. By revising Habermas's notion of the public sphere, Rudolf Wagner is able to redefine Chinese public sphere and discovers that the structure of Chinese public sphere is constructed by the top and the bottom strata of the society. In light of Wagner's theorization, the paper takes the utopian novels as a …
On The Difference Over Literary Ideas Between China And The West,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
On The Difference Over Literary Ideas Between China And The West, Qingbing Tong
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The paper reiterates the necessity of reflecting on the differences of literary ideas between China and the West. In classical Chinese literary theory, literature prioritizes lyricalism, and the essence of this literary idea is to express the ethos of individual and the society. Literary ideas in the West centering round Europe chooses to prioritize mimesis, and a literature developed along this idea sees itself as a vehicle for knowledge. The paper attributes the differences over literary ideas, themes and literary spirit between China and the West to the differences between Chinese humanistic sprit and Western humanism, between Chinese agricultural civilization …
On The Evolution Of Wang Yuanhua's Methodology For Literary Theory,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
On The Evolution Of Wang Yuanhua's Methodology For Literary Theory, Zhongyi Xia
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
When Wang Yuanhua was widely acclaimed as a distinguished literary theorist who excelled in both Chinese and Western theories before the 90s, scholars tended to neglect the fact that Zhdanovism which originated from the former Soviet Union had always been his guiding principle and methodology all through his academic career. When he first embarked on literary theory, Zhdanovism was his main theoretical anchor which can be evidenced by his works like Luxun and Nietzsche and On Realism which were produced in 1939 and 1940 respectively.He began to reflect upon Zhdanovism in 1943 for he found that Zhdanovism tend to impair …
On The Four Dimensions Of Cross-Cultural Aesthetic Appreciation,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
On The Four Dimensions Of Cross-Cultural Aesthetic Appreciation, Qingben Li
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
According to Eliot Deutsch's studies in Comparative Aesthetics, the four dimensions of cross-cultural aesthetic appreciation are Cultural-Authorial Weltanschauung, Cultural-Authorial Aesthetic Preference, Formal Content and Symbolic Values. We will encounter many difficulties when appreciating the works of art from other cultures because of cultural differences. However, the four dimensions can help us overcome these obstacles, thus making possible our better understanding of the aesthetic features of the works of art. Comparative aesthetics is not to weigh the supremacy of the Chinese art or the Western art, nor to take the work of art as proof to cultural differences, but to find …
Reflections OnThe Cambridge History Of Chinese Literature: An Interview With Professor Stephen Owen,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Reflections OnThe Cambridge History Of Chinese Literature: An Interview With Professor Stephen Owen, Min Wang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The author interviewed Professor Stephen Owen regarding The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature. The issues covered in the interview include the origins of the Western literary history and Chinese literary history, the stages and modes of writing Chinese literary histories,the interrelationships between literary historiography and intellectual history, and the new perspectives of literary historiography. The interview focuses on the new notions of "the Cultural Tang" and "discursive communities" proposed by Owen and elaborates their theoretical and methodological implications.
Review Of "Western Aesthetics In The Perspective Of The East" Summit Forum,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Review Of "Western Aesthetics In The Perspective Of The East" Summit Forum, Shenggui Song, Weina Yang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Jointly sponsored by the Institute of Aesthetics of Capital Normal University, the editorial board of Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art, the College of Art of Inner Mongolia University and Anhui Education Publishing House, the Summit Forum on "Western Aesthetics in the Perspective of the East" was held in Hohhot during August 3-5, 2011. Over 30 specialists and scholars in the academic circles of aesthetics in China and Japan explored in depth the issues such as the relationship between Eastern and Western aesthetics, the history of the relationship,the possibility of eastern aesthetics, ethnic art and aesthetics in the perspective of …
"Nineteen Old Poems" And Metaphysics,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
"Nineteen Old Poems" And Metaphysics, Jiemo Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
"Nineteen Old Poems" represent the transformation in poetics from the study of Confucian classics to metaphysics. The authors of this group of poems lived in the turbulent age of the late Han Dynasty. "Nineteen Old Poems" express the poetics of valuing life, which could be regarded as the first sign of metaphysics. The sense of time sequence, especially a sense of the present, which corresponds to the time consciousness of metaphysics, forms the basis of such poems. This paper holds that a sense of individual loneliness and awareness is the main theme of these poems. Hence Liang Qichao's viewpoint that …
"The Chinese Encyclopedia" In Foucault'sThe Order Of Things,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
"The Chinese Encyclopedia" In Foucault'sThe Order Of Things, Jinshan Che
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In the preface of The Order of Things, Michel Foucault quotes and analyzes the classification of animals in a "certain Chinese encyclopedia" referred to by Borges, with which he initiates his brand new philosophical thinking. There are many discussions and interpretations by Chinese scholars on this part, but generally they understand Foucault from the perspective of the differences between China and the West, and they tend to blame him for these reasons. For example, they may think Foucault attached too much importance on the particularity of Chinese culture and the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, so he ignores the …
"Aestheticization Of Everyday Life" In China,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
"Aestheticization Of Everyday Life" In China, Desheng Wang, Lei Li
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The concept of "Aestheticization of Everyday Life" cannot be readily transplanted from Western theoretical discourse. It has to reach an internal affinity with the socio-cultural transformation in contemporary China and over-generalized aestheticization so that it can integrate into the context of contemporary aesthetics research. The differences concerning the claim center round the different understanding of "everyday life" and "sensibility," while there is inherent theoretical continuity between the aestheticization of everyday life and the study of contemporary aesthetics and culture. The debates make it possible for the issue of "everyday life aesthetics" to become a new aesthetic discourse in reality.
"What Are Poets For?": An Interpretation Of Hesiod's Classical Poetics,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
"What Are Poets For?": An Interpretation Of Hesiod's Classical Poetics, Lei Peng
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In the Proemium of Homogony, Hesiod distinctively extols the Muses, the lineage and the might of them as a hidden eulogy of the role of poets. This essay is a detailed reading of the proemium and an exploration into the classical poetics therein. Through an analysis of the lineage of the Muses, this essay shows the non-creative feature of classical poetics, then reveals the alternation Hesiod makes of the relationship between the poet and the Muses as in the three songs of the Muses, and finally,by interpreting Hesiod's depictions of kings and singers, demonstrates the role of Hesiod as a …
A Critical Review Of Researches Into The Poetry Of The Han, Wei And Six Dynasties In The First Half Of The 20th Century,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
A Critical Review Of Researches Into The Poetry Of The Han, Wei And Six Dynasties In The First Half Of The 20th Century, Zhixi Qian
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The studies of the poetry of the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties, which have developed in a new teaching and academic system, show a combination of classical scholarship and modern approaches and therefore have some representative significance in ancient literature studies. There is a long tradition of such studies and scholars have got new discourse from such fresh literary concepts as the theory of evolution, vernacular literature and popular literature to reconstruct or interpret the history of poetry, and discovered or discussed some new facts, thus making studies of yuefu poetry attract considerable academic attention. As such studies develop, facts …
A Reflection On German Classic Aesthetics And The Construction Of Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
A Reflection On German Classic Aesthetics And The Construction Of Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics, Fanren Zeng
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Contemporary aesthetics in China over the past 50-odd years developed partly because of the influence of classic German aesthetics, as can be seen from the fact that the most important form of aesthetics in contemporary China — practice aesthetics — is derived from classic German aesthetics, especially Kantian aesthetics. This is determined by the level of classic German aesthetics and China's particular needs. However, all theories are historical, and have to appear and disappear in history. The dramatic socio-economic transformation since 1949 determines that classic German aesthetics is no longer suitable to China, and practice aesthetics derived from it has …
A Study Of F. R Leavis's Cultural Criticism,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
A Study Of F. R Leavis's Cultural Criticism, Xiangchun Meng
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
F. R. Leavis was the most influential and controversial critic and one of the forerunners of cultural criticism in the 20th century Britain. His cultural criticism is the point of departure for his literary criticism, which in turn aims for cultural and social health. Leavis's cultural criticism comprises mainly of the conception of the "organic community", the theorization of "minority culture" and the promotion of "literary culture" and the criticism of the "Technologico-Benthamite" culture, the first three of which form the core of his cultural ideals. A better understanding of Leavis's cultural criticism may illuminate our reflections on the cultural …
Aesthetic Features Of China's Original Piano Music In The Early 20th Century,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Aesthetic Features Of China's Original Piano Music In The Early 20th Century, Wei Chen, Xin Chen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The paper focuses on China's original piano music in the early 20th century, and through an analysis of several musical compositions, it tries to define the aesthetic features in this period as the combination of the composition techniques from the West, modernized rendition of Chinese traditional and classical music, and appropriation of the foreign repertoire. Under the guidelines of coming from practice and into practice, the musicians composed a big repertoire of music with reality concerns. Over the past fifty years, the change of aesthetic sensibilities charts the development of the modernity of Chinese aesthetics, and the tracing of the …
From The Subaltern To The Precariat,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
From The Subaltern To The Precariat, During Simon
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
This essay argues that, given the global dominance of neo-liberal capitalism, the concept of the subaltern now needs to be replaced by that of the precariat, a term first used by Pierre Bourdieu. It further argues that the category of the subaltern emerged in key post-disciplines of cultural studies, postcolonialism and subaltern studies, all of which themselves belong to the aftermath of the West's 1968 revolutions. In our era of global capitalism, their usefulness is in decline. Indeed the precariat is a broader category than the subaltern since it covers not just those who live on the margins of the …
Homer's Epics In Lessing'sLaokoon,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Homer's Epics In Lessing'sLaokoon, Hui Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Laokoon by G. E. Lessing (1729-1781) has long been considered as a masterpiece of modern aesthetics pertaining to the limits of painting and poetry. However, this controversial book, in fact discussed more about Homeric epic than about Laokoon if we take its content into consideration. So Lessing himself mentioned in its introduction not without connotation that Laokoon was only seemingly (gleichsam) his starting point. The present paper tries to highlight the differences between the quietness in Winckelmann's sense and the crying in that of Iliad which Lessing specifically emphasized, and then purports to follow Lessing's way to understand the significances …
Li Bai As A Critic Of The Poetry Scene In Emperor Xuanzong's Reign,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Li Bai As A Critic Of The Poetry Scene In Emperor Xuanzong's Reign, Qinghai Liu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
As a critic, Li Bai's critical practice consists of his comments on the poetry history and on the coeval poetry writing, which are inherently related with each other. Comparatively speaking, his insights into contemporary poetry writing rarely attract researcher's attention. His achievements in this field mainly include the following. Firstly, in Gu Feng No.1 [Old Airs], Li Bai expounds his view on coeval poetry writing which reflects his general understanding and positive affirmation of it. Secondly, besides aesthetical standards such as "restoring the ancient," "airs and odes" and "rectified sound," which are the basic guidelines of his commentary on the …
Lucretius's Poetic Enlightenment: A Reading Of De Rerum Natura,
2012
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Lucretius's Poetic Enlightenment: A Reading Of De Rerum Natura, Xiaofeng Liu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Besides being the most important philosophical work during the era of the Republic of Rome, De rerum natura [On the Nature of Things] is also the earliest extant long poem in Latin. While its author Lucretius is not only accredited as the most important philosopher in Latin, he is also known as a major poet in ancient Rome. In De rerum natura, Lucretius illustrates obscure philosophical reasonings in lucid and euphonic poetical lines. Thus, it not only renders the sophiticated atomic materialism in a more approachable way, but also initiates a literary form for enlightenment. Based on a close reading …
Voicing And Devoicing Rules In East And Southeast Asian Languages,
2012
Wayne State University
Voicing And Devoicing Rules In East And Southeast Asian Languages, Siyu C. Zhang
Honors College Theses
Languages are composed of sounds that are produced by the vocal organs. These sounds can be split into two categories, voiceless and voiced. In general, based upon the International Phonetic Alphabet, there are more voiced sounds possible than voiceless sounds, with vowels, nasals, and approximants inherently voiced. After analyzing the separate phonetic inventories of 9 Asian languages representative of the major Asian language families (Arabic, Burmese, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mandarin Chinese, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese), it was found that all of them except Mandarin Chinese had far more voiced sounds than voiceless sounds as well. After isolating only stops and affricates, …
The Taiwan Elections In Historical Perspective,
2012
French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (Hong Kong)
The Taiwan Elections In Historical Perspective, Sebastian Veg
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
During a recent trip to Taipei to observe the January presidential and legislative elections, like many people with little first-hand knowledge of Taiwan, I was struck by the unique traits of Taiwan’s democracy. The elections also seemed relevant to many debates in China, not only because they were closely followed and tweeted by critical voices on the mainland, but also because of their significance against the broader historical and geographical context of the history of modern China, a connection which holds true even if one subscribes to the view that Taiwan had no previous connection with this history before 1945 …
