What Is A Literary Text? A Deleuzean Approach,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
What Is A Literary Text? A Deleuzean Approach, Surin Kenneth
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In recent decades radically historicist perspectives on the natures of the text and the author have emerged. Aceording to these historicist perspectives, pioneered by Barthes and Foucault, text and author are properly to be viewed as the realizations of many different kinds of functions, with history supplying the conditions of possilbility for the realization of these functions. Withoult the author, interpretation becomes impossible (this was the aim of Barthes and Foucault). Against Barthes and Foucault, Alexander Nehamas has provided an account of text and author which avoids the strictures of Barthes and Nehamas. Using the work of Gilles Deleuze, and …
Reflections On Forgery In The Context Of Art Institutions,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Reflections On Forgery In The Context Of Art Institutions, Sujun Li
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In the world of art, the forgery has generally been considered inferior to the original. Through a thought experiment comparing a perfect fake with the original which cannot be differentiated in appearance, it is revealed that they are alike just in external aesthetic features, but for the intrinsic aesthetic values, the differences are tremendous. The forgery is void of two essential properties of art: the authenticity which emphasizes the uniqueness of the artwork, the originality which focuses on the creative process. As a historical concept, the idea of forgery is established along with the development of the institutions of art. …
The Becoming Of Literary Significance: A Review Of The Debate Jakobson Vs. Riffaterre And Culler,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Becoming Of Literary Significance: A Review Of The Debate Jakobson Vs. Riffaterre And Culler, Fei Jiang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Although the critical methods and practices of Roman Jakobson's linguistic poetics made great achievements during the 1960s-1970s, Michael Riffaterre and Jonathan Culler, as representatives in the structuralist camp, successively introduced the criticisms of Jakobson, the former espousing the theory of "reader-response" and the latter that of the reader's "literary competence". Jakobson strives and keep fighting for research on "poetry of grammar" and "grammar of poetry", counter-criticizing from the perspectives of linguistics, reader expectation and competence development, the legitimacy of studies of linguistic structure, the dominance of poetic structure, and the objectivity of poetic analysis. The focus of the both sides' …
Lu Xun's Idea Of Fiction Writing And His Brief History Of Chinese Fiction,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Lu Xun's Idea Of Fiction Writing And His Brief History Of Chinese Fiction, Qingxin Wen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Lu Xun's idea of fiction writing was deeply influenced by his conceptualization of the book A Brief History of Chinese Fiction. Lu Xun initially read fictions as a historical phenomenon while currying the ancient Chinese fictional writings, and his lectures on the topic showed that he intended to take the perspective of nationalist critique. These showed that Lu Xun's guiding idea for writing the history of Chinese fiction was the cultivation of integrate men. The literary idea of "writing for life" (as contrary to "writing for art") was reflected in Lu Xun's own fictional writings, and the idea behind the …
Statistical Literary Theory: New Literary Research Paradigm In The Era Of Big Data,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Statistical Literary Theory: New Literary Research Paradigm In The Era Of Big Data, Caishu Zhou
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The advent of the Big Data era highlights the importance of statistical methods. Franco Moretti and Stanford Literary Lab try to use some quantitative methods in literary researches. Their qualitative analysis on the data from books discovers some facts about literature that may challenge some established literary theories, and scholars are also trying to adopt the statistical methods to literary study in China. Statistical literary theory is literary research methodology with mathematical logic and empirical data, which comprises such methods as quantitative analysis, regression analysis, hypothesis test, and time series analysis. In term of its combination of aesthetics characteristics with …
Constructivism And Its Discontents?: The Philosophical Origin Of "Science Wars",
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Constructivism And Its Discontents?: The Philosophical Origin Of "Science Wars", Qing Feng
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Contemporary humanists tend to consider scientific truths as artificially constructed opinions. Once the causes for the "Science Wars" between postmodern humanists and scientists are revealed, one will realize that the real target of anti-scientism is the modern scientific approach based on Cartesianism. It is because of the acceptation of this approach that modern Western sciences have a visible character of pragmatism and that what is to be pursued in sciences are specific and casual certainties instead of absolute truths. "The linguistic turn", as the foundation of modern constructivism and the beginning of literary and cultural theories, is actually a critical …
Imagining And Constructing "Popular Literature": The Popularization Of Literature And Art In China Since The "May Fourth" Movement,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Imagining And Constructing "Popular Literature": The Popularization Of Literature And Art In China Since The "May Fourth" Movement, Zhiping Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Since the May Fourth Movement, enlightenment became the basic strategy and approach by which the literary and art circle participated in politics; thus the movement of the popularization of literature and art was a by-product of this enlightenment strategy. The purpose for the movement of the "popularization of literature and art" was to construct "popular literature" that appealed to both the more and the less cultured, a modern genre in accordance with the new vision of literature. The road map of "popular literature" imagined and designed by the literary and art circle comprised three steps: 1. writers devoted to popularizing …
Intercultural Theatre Under The Lens Of Cultural Appropriation,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Intercultural Theatre Under The Lens Of Cultural Appropriation, Wei Feng
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The concept of "intercultural theatre" has been under debate since the birth of this neologism. In theory, the content of intercultural theatre has varied several times, with expanding forms of intercultural theatre practices. The interweaving of theories and practices in recent decades has caused confusion and misinterpretation in academic discourses. Re-categorizing intercultural theatre practices with the term "cultural appropriation" into text appropriation, form appropriation, motif appropriation, and subject appropriation is effective to clarify meanings and forms of intercultural theatre, as well as the object of ethical, political, and aesthetic discussions, so that indiscriminate use of concepts can be avoided during …
On Kant's "Problem Of Ugliness",
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
On Kant's "Problem Of Ugliness", Daozheng Pan, Jinchao Li
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
First Book of Kant's Critique of the Power of the Judgment ("Analytic of the Beautiful")opens with an argument that feeling combined with representation can be pleasure or displeasure, then with a discussion of the aesthetic judgment of pleasure, but it says nothing about the aesthetic judgment of displeasure. Furthermore, there is only a short paragraph dealing with ugliness in Critique of the Power of the Judgment. Why is there no"Analytic of the Ugliness"? Can Kant make a pure aesthetic judgment of ugliness? Questions like this have been attracting academic attention from the end of the 20th century. In our opinion, …
The Construction Of Orthodox Order And The Canonization Process In The Ci-Poetry Circle Of The Qing Dynasty,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Construction Of Orthodox Order And The Canonization Process In The Ci-Poetry Circle Of The Qing Dynasty, Mingsheng Cao, Xianyi Sha
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The two Ci-poetry schools of Zhexi and Changzhou constructed their orthodox order by focusing on Ci-poets in the Song Dynasty, who became canonized in the Ci-poetry circle of the Qing Dynasty and underpinned the claim of orthodoxies and theories of their Qing descendants. The rank of these model Ci-poets would vary with the adjustment of the orthodox order during school competition and theoretical debates, which demonstrated how Ci-poem's popularity among schools had tremendous impact on their canonization. In order to display the continuity and vitality of their own Ci-poetry schools, school successors supported their own outstanding Ci-poets to carry on …
The Experience Of Adapting And Creating Story-Telling And Singing Literature Of The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms Since The Ming And Qing Dynasties,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Experience Of Adapting And Creating Story-Telling And Singing Literature Of The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms Since The Ming And Qing Dynasties, Dejun Ji
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Many folk story-telling and singing works have been adapted from The Romance of The Three Kingdoms since the Ming and Qing dynasties. During its adaption and performance, the folk artists have accumulated plenty of general art experience. Firstly, they change the the novel, which is to be read, into a performing art on the stage. Secondly, they reconstruct the plots or create new ones. Thirdly, they enrich the mentality and personality of the main characters, probing into the personality and psychology of the minor characters, and sometimes creating some new roles. Moreover, in order to get close to the public …
The Turn Of Heidegger's Thought And The Structure Of His Inquiries Into The Problem Of Being,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Turn Of Heidegger's Thought And The Structure Of His Inquiries Into The Problem Of Being, Yunpeng Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In his inquiries into the problem of Being, there was an obvious shift between the earlier and later periods of Heidegger's thought. Heidegger himself and the academia have different opinions on the shift in question. From the perspective of structure, the so-called "turn" of thought was essentially the transformation of the structural pattern of his inquiries. The period of Being and Time belonged to the pattern of the binary structure of "Dasein (being-there) to being"; when shifting from Dasein (being-there) to Being per se, the binary structure was turned into a unitary structure, that is "Being", which was an orientation …
A Critique Of The Three Approaches To Studying Liang Qichao's Aesthetic Thoughts,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
A Critique Of The Three Approaches To Studying Liang Qichao's Aesthetic Thoughts, Xianwu Mo
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
There are three academic approaches to Liang Qichao's aesthetic thoughts: political criticism of Cai Shangsi around 1949, enlightenment criticism of Li Zehou in the new period, and aesthetic criticism of Jin Ya in this century. In spite of their varying attitudes towards politics, they all endorse the division of politics and aesthetics. The difference is that political criticism sees aesthetics attached to politics, enlightenment criticism distances aesthetics from politics, and aesthetic criticism sets aesthetics against politics. In fact, the relationship between politics and aesthetics is not merely one of separation or antithesis, but also one of consistency in terms of …
Digital Research On Media Literary Theory,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Digital Research On Media Literary Theory, Youquan Ouyang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
It is important and urgent to explore media literary theory in the era of dramatic media change. By adjusting our academic stances and broadening our vision of literary theory research, by focusing on internet literature and studying the theoretical structure of new media literary theory, and by understanding the adaptability and rethinking the possibility of new media literary theory, scholars can promote electronic media literary theory and the theoretical construction of literary theory in the digital era in China.
Espen J. Aarseth's Thought On Hypertext Aesthetics,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Espen J. Aarseth's Thought On Hypertext Aesthetics, Chunhua Nie
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Espen J. Aarseth's reflections on popular theories about the hypertext have primarily led to his distinction between the structure and the reading of the hypertext, since, for him, it is the hypertext' nonlinearity rather than multi-linearity that determines the real differences between the hypertext and the traditional text. He analyzes the power relation between the author and the reader of the hypertext, and criticizes some popular claims about the hypertext such as "reader-as-writer", "de-centralization", and "interactivity". On the basis of the distinction of the structure and the reading of the hypertext, he poses that the hypertext is of non-narrative structure …
Consumption Of Celebrity And The Republican Apparatus: Lu Xiaoman, Xu Zhimo And Tabloids In Late 1920s Shanghai,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Consumption Of Celebrity And The Republican Apparatus: Lu Xiaoman, Xu Zhimo And Tabloids In Late 1920s Shanghai, Jianhua Chen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In late 1920s Shanghai tabloids flourished. With sensational news reports and literary narratives, they catered to urban readers' needs for daily emotional and cultural consumption. Due to their involvement in the Yunshang Company and theatre performances, Lu Xiaoman and Xu Zhimo became foci of Pictorial Shanghai and other major tabloids. Numerous news or rumors about their activities revealed different values, tastes, and commercial strategies among the tabloids, which told the game rules, ethics, and cultural politics of various communities and strata in the civil society. To a certain extent, the tabloids not only helped the masses know more about power …
Esteeming The Poetic Style: Yan Yu's Theory Of Bense And Its Four Elements,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Esteeming The Poetic Style: Yan Yu's Theory Of Bense And Its Four Elements, Yongliang Shang, Yaqing Duan
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Unlike the literary trend in the Song Dynasty that good poetry is believed to consist in good diction, the poet's talent and learning, and ideas, Yan Yu's employment of "bense", or the fundamental quality, to define the nature of the poetic style and the boundaries of poetry so as to esteem the poetic style. The connotation of bense is related to four major elements, namely, the expression of xingqing (disposition) as the main pursuit, miaowu (subtle enlightenment) as the way of realization, xingqu (the evocation of interests) as the character of expression, and rushen (entering into a realm of supremacy …
From Saturday To The "Saturday School": A Discussion On The "New/Old" Debate In The Early 1920s,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
From Saturday To The "Saturday School": A Discussion On The "New/Old" Debate In The Early 1920s, Meng Luo
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
This article sheds light on the sharp confrontation between New Culture intellectuals and the popular literati from 1921 to 1923. As a key word, the term "Saturday School" is derived from Saturday, an influential popular periodical in early Republican Shanghai. And in fact, the production process of "Saturday School" was intensely bound up with the "new/old" debate in modern Chinese literary history. Based on close reading of historical material and contextual analysis, the article concludes that the debate between "new" and "old" was concerned more with the competition over the discourse power of defining "what is new", which directly led …
How Horizontality Became A Medium: Rosalind Krauss On Pollock's All-Over Paintings,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
How Horizontality Became A Medium: Rosalind Krauss On Pollock's All-Over Paintings, Yubing Shen, Qiuyue Mao
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Art historian Rosalind Krauss argues that Jackson Pollock has introduced a new medium in art practices by creating horizontal space in his all-over paintings. Such a medium has transcended the physical dimension of the object and become a persistent model, which greatly illuminated the subsequent minimalism and pop art. While setting out from a classic modernist approach, Krauss's criticism takes on a Structuralist outlook different from modernism. Centering on the co-participation of the artist, the environment and the work, her observation is more inclusive and powerful as a method of interpretation than modernist theories.
Literary Consumption In The Era Of Electronic Media,
2016
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Literary Consumption In The Era Of Electronic Media, Youfeng Hu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Literary consumption in the era of electronic media is characterized by technological, symbolic and entertaining inclinations. Literary consumption and literary production are mutually reactive, and this mutual reaction has been reflected by the synchronization of image production and omnimedia publishing, the medialization and literary consumption, the idolization of literary production and fans-based consumption, and the marketization of literary production as entertainment. The typical mode of literary production in the era of electronic media is the film adaptation of internet literature. Internet literature provides scripts for films and TV series, and, on films and TV programs help to spread Internet literature …
