A Cultural Inquiry Into The German Enlightenment Tragedy,
2013
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
A Cultural Inquiry Into The German Enlightenment Tragedy, Yuan Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In the light of modernity horizon, the German tragic dramas from 1850s to 1930s represented by Schiller, Goethe and Lessing may be argued to have been most deeply influenced by the Enlightenment Movement and become an independent cultural phenomenon of Enlightenment. The German tragic drama embodies the characteristics of German Enlightenment and infuses modernity to the German national culture, and it may well be called Enlightenment Tragedy. German enlightenment tragedy becomes an expression of the modernistic pursuit of German enlightenment culture, and the paper demonstrates the five aspects of the modernity German enlightenment tragedy pursued.
Rationalist Criticism In China's Current Social Transformation And The Neo-Rationalist Spirit In Literary Theory,
2013
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Rationalist Criticism In China's Current Social Transformation And The Neo-Rationalist Spirit In Literary Theory, Nan Gao
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Realistic contexts define the construction of literary criticism, and they function through the practices in reality. The current historical period since 1980s has been characterized by social transformation which shows a general feature of interaction between criticism and construction. This period is in turn divided into four different phases characterized by the critique of rationalism, contingent continuation of rationalism, direction selecting, and neo-rationalist spirit construction, while the neo-rationalist spirit is constructed along all the phases. The neo-rational spirit was proposed and named in the 1990s, and the neo-rationalist spirit in literary theory shows in the four aspects of humanism, modernity, …
Signs Of The Return To Literary Studies From The Debate On Literary Canon,
2013
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Signs Of The Return To Literary Studies From The Debate On Literary Canon, Wenfang Yao
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The debate on literary canon in 1970s raised the cultural issue behind literary canonization and promoted the turn from literary study to cultural studies. The turn, however, has also resulted in a return to literary studies, which could be seen in the 1990s arguments of some representative scholars engaged in the debate. Scholars such as J. Guillory, Harold Bloom and Jonathan Culler have all expressed that the canonization of literary texts should center on literature and aesthetics. Their common appeal also implies an inherent logic which helps to reconcile the debate on literary canon.
The Discourse Of Revolt And The Study Of Contemporary Literary Theories,
2013
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Discourse Of Revolt And The Study Of Contemporary Literary Theories, Yun Fan
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The discourse of revolt is gaining increasing popularity in contemporary literary theories, and the collaboration between the radical politics and literary theories has also alerted scholarly attention. One demanding question is how to evaluate and reflect the radical trend in contemporary literary theory. While Western researchers have made timely responses to the issue, Chinese scholars need to extend the research field and return from discursive politics to aesthetic ethics.
A Dynamic Analysis Of The Essence Of Art,
2013
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
A Dynamic Analysis Of The Essence Of Art, Yan Chen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The essence of art is neither inbuilt in human brains nor conceived by theorists, but constructed in the course of the practice of art. Any static transcendental and metaphysical circumscription is doomed to fail, and this failure provides an easy excuse for the analytical aesethtics to deny the study on the essence of arts. If a perspective of art history is taken to dynamically examine the essence of art, art may be easily defined as a collection of artifacts that people created by way of material medium and conceptual symbols on the basis of imagination gained from life experience and …
Non-Academic Discourse Practice: Contemporary Association Among Aesthetics, Politics And Ethics: A Review On Rancière's Seminar WithTheoretical Studies In Literature And Art,
2013
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Non-Academic Discourse Practice: Contemporary Association Among Aesthetics, Politics And Ethics: A Review On Rancière's Seminar WithTheoretical Studies In Literature And Art, Yin Bai, Feng Lv
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
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Narrative Frequency And Three Dimensions Of Time,
2013
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Narrative Frequency And Three Dimensions Of Time, Weihua Li
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Time, as an experience for human beings, has three dimensions: linear time, annular time and psycho-time. Gerard Genette's theory of narrative frequency has dealt with only two of the three dimensions, namely, linear time and psycho-time. As a result, Genette's theory of narrative frequency demonstrates as a binary structure between the singular and the iterative. The lack of annular time leads to the neglect and misunderstanding of repetition. From the perspective of the three dimensions of time, a new theoretical structure of narrative frequency can be constructed in the frame of the singular, the repetitive and the iterative.
On Pleasure, Imagery And Value Of Beauty As The Characteristics Of Aesthetics,
2013
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On Pleasure, Imagery And Value Of Beauty As The Characteristics Of Aesthetics, Zhixiang Qi
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Textbooks on the principles of aesthetics have all tackled the fundamental issue about the characteristics of aesthetics, but generally there exists a breakdown between the description of characteristics and the definition of beauty or there is no distinction between the pleasure of beauty and the pleasure of aesthetic perception. Modern aesthetic theories have a tendency of highlighting the generative aspect of beauty in aesthetic activities and denying the homogeneous quality of beauty and its definition, and therefore the possibility and necessity of the research into the characteristics of beauty is ungrounded. This paper takes a constructive post-modern stance to re-examine …
A Synopsis Of The Symposium On "Paradigm Transformation Of Literary Theory And Traditions Of Literary Theory In West And China",
2013
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A Synopsis Of The Symposium On "Paradigm Transformation Of Literary Theory And Traditions Of Literary Theory In West And China", Yong Li
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
No abstract provided.
Beauty As The Intuitive Presentation Of Idea: A Phenomenological Interpretation Of Hegel's Aesthetics,
2013
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Beauty As The Intuitive Presentation Of Idea: A Phenomenological Interpretation Of Hegel's Aesthetics, Hongbin Su
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Hegel's aesthetic view derives from his view of arts, which grows out of his views of art typology and art history. However, his views of art typology contradict his logic principle, and his views of art history contradict the historical practice of art history, and Hegel's aesthetic view is therefore seriously undermined. On the other hand, Hegel’s idea of intellectual intuition proposed in philosophy of mind may serve as a cognitive ability and produce a general representation. This representation, we believe, is actually idea in its intuitive state, which means that idea can be directly presented by way of intuition. …
On Aesthetic Depth Psychology And The Appreciation Of Art,
2013
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On Aesthetic Depth Psychology And The Appreciation Of Art, Yuneng Zhang, Gong Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Aesthetic depth psychology has a decisive role in art appreciation. Unconsciousness and sub-consciousness formed in the course of art appreciation as a social practice may act on a certain "pre-view" embedded in aesthetic unconsciousness and sub-consciousness and result in "horizon fusion", and constitute "a schema of evocation". Thus the subjecthood and creativity in the act of art appreciation may be attained.
The Locality Of Theory: Name, Reality, History And Position,
2013
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The Locality Of Theory: Name, Reality, History And Position, Xuehu Chen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
This paper attempts to discuss from the aspects of name, reality, mainstream and related contemporary issues the social position and role of the so-called theory and literary theory in China. Scholars still tend to take literary activities as purely personal perceptions and ignore the social connotations and its structuration, with the result of failure to understand the position and role of theoretical reflection on literature's social significance. This paper hopes to clarify some of the misunderstanding and delineate the related contextual issues before drawing the conclusion that contemporary theory should inherit Chinese theoretical tradition developed in the 20th century, break …
The Will To Power: Retreating From The Ontological Position,
2013
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The Will To Power: Retreating From The Ontological Position, Xueqin Feng
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
"The will to power" has long been considered to be the foundation of Nietzsche's aesthetics or even his entire thought, as it is the most clarified differentiating mark in Nietzsche's philosophical thought. However, this claim has pinned Nietzsche's aesthetics on the metaphysical concept of aestheticization and overlooked his breakthrough contributions to contemporary aesthetics. The ontological theorization of the will to power is itself not an established theory, and a retreat from the ontological position of the theory can be found in Nietzsche’s later works. Nietzsche eventually abandoned his project to build a mansion of philosophy on The Will To Power. …
A Comparative Study Of Aesthetics Between Fang Dongmei And Xu Fuguan,
2013
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A Comparative Study Of Aesthetics Between Fang Dongmei And Xu Fuguan, Cheng Xu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
A comparative study of the aesthetics between Fang Dongmei and Xu Fuguan may reveal that their common aesthetic idea is the aesthetic identification between the Nature and the human, but they hold different understanding in the dominating-dominated role in the interactive relation between the Nature and the human. For Fang Dongmei, the Nature is the dominant, and a metaphysical axiology is built around the Heaven. For Xu Fuguan, the human is the dominant, and a humanist axiology is built around humanism. From the methodological perspective, Fang Dongmei’s aesthetics unifies Confucianist and Taoist philosophies while Xu Fuguan's aesthetics interprets Taoist thoughts …
Meta-Theoretical Procedure Of Foreign Literature Research: An Approach To The Science Of Foreign Literature,
2013
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Meta-Theoretical Procedure Of Foreign Literature Research: An Approach To The Science Of Foreign Literature, Jin Fan
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The paper suggests the concept of a discipline of "the Science of Foreign Literature Study" and claims that such a discipline may be constructed from a trans-theoretical standpoint. The paper argues that the various methodologies and theories introduced into Chinese literary researches should be integrated so as to investigate the general formational principles behind the symbolic system of "foreign literature." This argument is attempted by bypassing all the methodological debates and then is made from the perspective of the double duality between the real vs. the imaginary and the self vs. the other in the sign system of foreign literature. …
Narrative Act And Literariness: On Formal Analysis And Literariness,
2013
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Narrative Act And Literariness: On Formal Analysis And Literariness, Xu Liu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Literariness is one of the fundamental issues in literary studies, and this paper tries to examine the forma presence of literariness in literary texts. The paper approaches the issue from the perspective of postclassical narratology, and it focuses on formal analysis combined with content analysis while the paper also tackles the relation between literariness and the writer's creative talent. The paper analyzes the texts by such writers as Zhao Shuli, Eileen Chang and Liu Qing to illustrate the inevitable relation between literary form and literariness, and it concludes that literariness of a literary text is determined by the narrative act …
On Literature As An Art Form And Its Ways,
2013
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On Literature As An Art Form And Its Ways, Feng Peng
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
This paper argues that literature is an art form and proposes three ways to approach the issue. The issue is then rephrased as three views of literariness: the formalist, the ontological and the procedural. The formalist view claims that the literariness exists in special linguistic and narrative features, such as defamiliarization. The ontological view emphasizes on a certain form of existence of the text and takes a literary work as a pure intentional object. The procedural view asserts that literariness exists in the appropriate attitude of reading as a result of long-term literature education.
On Lu Ji's Concept Of Audible Meaning As A Form Of Synesthetic Criticism,
2013
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On Lu Ji's Concept Of Audible Meaning As A Form Of Synesthetic Criticism, Songqing Chen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Lu Ji's term of "liuliang" in A Treatise on Rhapsody (Fu) had been interpreted since Li Shan in the Tang Dynasty as "clear and bright" or "lucid," although some scholars take it as referring to a new mode of writing rhapsody ("fu," rhymed prose) in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In this paper, I argue that "liuliang" means "resonant," which was then used to describe the high and loud quality of sound. The term was used by Lu Ji to describe not only the loudness of the sound quality in "fu" but also the rhetoric and beautiful style in its …
On The Acceptance OfThe Books Of Songs In The Qing Dynasty Poetry,
2013
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On The Acceptance OfThe Books Of Songs In The Qing Dynasty Poetry, Guoan Chen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The acceptance of The Book of Songs shows not only in a branch of study in itself but also in almost all the genres of literary texts. This paper surveys how The Book of Songs was accepted in the poetry from Qing Dynasty and examines the acceptance into the Qing Dynasty literature from the perspectives of preserving the original spirit, the lyric way of expressing emotions and the imagery.
On The Suzhou-Poetics Centrism In Qian Qianyi's Selected Poems Across Dynasties,
2013
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
On The Suzhou-Poetics Centrism In Qian Qianyi's Selected Poems Across Dynasties, Yijin Bai
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Qian Qianyi's Selected Poems across Dynasties was compiled with a highlighted local style and taste centred on the poetics developed around Suzhou (traditionally called Wu). The compiler of Selected Poems across Dynasties had consciously evaluate and position the various poetic schools in Ming Dynasty from the perspectives of Suzhou poetics, and the perentage of Suzhou-originated authors in those poetic schools and the affinity with the Suzhou poetics were highlighted to delineate the development of Suzhou-poetics as the mainstream and authodox source of literature in the Ming Dynasty.
