On Xu Zhongyu's Thoughts Of College Chinese Education,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
On Xu Zhongyu's Thoughts Of College Chinese Education, Huaping Cheng
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
As a pioneer in the reintroduction of college Chinese courses in the 1980s, Xu Zhongyu, after many years of exploration, established college Chinese as a course based on the unity of the humanistic and the instrumental, with focus on cultivating and enhancing the humanistic literacy and language skills of college students. Through teaching selected essays in the textbook, he intended to subtly cultivate student's sentiments, independent thinking and critical spirit. Xu Zhongyu emphasized students' writing training by advocating the study of exemplary texts in order to make students comprehend their artistic achievement and borrow their creative methods. Through extensive writing …
From Function To Semantics: History And Theories Of The Picture Frame,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
From Function To Semantics: History And Theories Of The Picture Frame, Yuan Gao
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
As a key element linking art history and art theory, the frame inherently has both historical and theoretical implications; its historical transformation, either in form or conceptualization, is inextricably linked to methodologies and theoretical discourses in art history. This study begins with the historical transformation of a form and its function, and discusses, combining the discourse of various theorists, the generation and development of the picture frame, especially its application to art history. It also introduces theoretical perspectives from the twentieth century on the shift and interdisciplinary significance of the concept of the picture frame in the field of visual …
Li Bai's "Twelve Imitations Of The Old Poems" And Its Image Construction,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Li Bai's "Twelve Imitations Of The Old Poems" And Its Image Construction, Yinan Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Li Bai's cycle of poems "Twelve Imitatations of the Old Poems" is an imitation of "Nineteen Old Poems". It was preceded by Lu Ji's method of imitating other texts and could be seen as part of the practice of imitating older poems from the Six Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty. Li Bai's imitations are richer both in "images" and "implications" than those in the imitated poems, perhaps because he borrowed some techniques from the Qi and Liang Dynasties to enhance the traditional modes of conveying and inspiring, and Li Bai tried to combine expressionist and representational techniques to demonstrate the …
Innovation And Development: The Innovative Development And Route Of Chinese Literary Theory In The New Era,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Innovation And Development: The Innovative Development And Route Of Chinese Literary Theory In The New Era, Shiwen Liu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
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A Methodological Exploration Into The Conceptual History Of Style As Key Concept In Art History,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
A Methodological Exploration Into The Conceptual History Of Style As Key Concept In Art History, Ting Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
"Style" is a key concept in modern art history. Its rich implications and inherent contradictions, however, make its connotation ambiguous. By way of examining the birth, development and evolvement of this concept in art criticism, this paper tries to expose the meaning of style which shifts from "maniera" to "stile," and describe its constant transformation in the evolving history of style. The analysis in the paper shows that it is the rich connotation and evolution of style that makes the history of style a dominant paradigm in the construction of traditional Western art history, while the dilemma that the history …
A Study On "Standardizing By Chinese Characters" In Zhang Taiyan's On National Learning,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
A Study On "Standardizing By Chinese Characters" In Zhang Taiyan's On National Learning, Xuehu Chen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Building on the foundation of traditional philology (xiaoxue) and extending to multiple schools of thought, Zhang Taiyan's work On National Learning is a very important work in Chinese intellectual history. The seven essays on literature in its middle volume, which address such issues as literary and cultural traditions situated between the study of Chinese characters and philosophy, play a key role in the mainstream study of literature and culture. This article analyzes Zhang's idea of "writing based on Chinese characters" and his principle of "standardizing by Chinese characters" in literary criticism, as well as their significance to and function in …
An Investigation Of Gao Qi's Poetic Theory,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
An Investigation Of Gao Qi's Poetic Theory, Zhaoming Liu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Gao Qi's poetic theory consists of one general standard and three specific concerns. The general standard for a great poet is to be well-rounded and versatile. The three specific concerns are listed according to their priority. The first and foremost concern of poetry is ge (form), yi(will), and qu (taste). What follows are secondary component of poetry: sheng (prosody) and yan (language). In terms of the source and function, he emphasized the importance of travelling across the landscape, as well as the autobiographical and archiving function of poetry. His poetic theory was not only tethered to the legacy of Yan …
Beginning, Elaboration, And Counterpoint: The Intention And Method Of Edward Said's Music Criticism,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Beginning, Elaboration, And Counterpoint: The Intention And Method Of Edward Said's Music Criticism, Sheng Li
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
As an important part of Edward Said's critical practice, music criticism, on the one hand, inherits critical methods from Beginnings, Orientalism, Humanism and Democratic Criticism; on the other hand, it resists these methods due to music's semantic ambiguity. In this interaction between acceptance and resistance, Said develops his unique music criticism based on the concept of elaboration. Specifically, he acknowledges the dynamic relationships between history and subject, world and text, original work and criticism, politics and aesthetics, before contrapuntally interpreting these concepts in a detailed and unprejudiced way. In doing so, his elaborations on music not only activate subject, text, …
Confrontation With The Unconscious: A Reading Of C. G. Jung's The Red Book,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Confrontation With The Unconscious: A Reading Of C. G. Jung's The Red Book, Jianchang Xing
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Red Book is the most difficult work among the oeuvre of C. G. Jung (1875-1961), and it is Jung's "self-experiment" on his "inner images" from 1913 to 1930, a "personal diary" written to himself, and a psychological work on literary themes. It "contains the nucleus of" and is "the key" to Jung's later works. The theme of the book is an exploration of the "the spirit of the depths" and the exertion of "refinding the soul" by means of images or metaphors rather than logical thinking and intellectual intervention. Jung held that "the spirit of the times" seemed powerful, …
Cultural Studies Revisited And Renewed: An Interview With Professor John Storey,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Cultural Studies Revisited And Renewed: An Interview With Professor John Storey, Cong Zhang, Bing Zhao
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In this interview, Professor John Storey, one of the most renowned scholars in the field of cultural studies, not only revisits the history of cultural studies by investigating some of its key issues, but also shares his latest book Radical Utopianism and Cultural Studies in which he looks at the concept of utopianism from a cultural studies perspective and argues that radical utopianism can awaken the political promise of cultural studies. In so doing, he revisits the founding fathers of cultural studies and points to a radical utopia by defamiliarizing the naturalness of the here and now.
Literary Theory Should Adapt Itself To The Times: On Prof. Xu Zhongyu's View Of Literature And Art,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Literary Theory Should Adapt Itself To The Times: On Prof. Xu Zhongyu's View Of Literature And Art, Fengjie Liu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The paper maintains that the emergence of aesthetic reflection theory in China was largely the contribution of Prof. Xu Zhongyu as the result of his respect to and explorations into the artistic law of literary creation. Prof. Xu first incorporated the notion that "literature is the study of man" into the literary theory course books in China and demonstrated the profound interconnection between literature, humanity and humanitarianism. He also stressed the unique greatness of Chinese literature and anticipated the advent of "the paragon of the writing in the world". Prof. Xu devoted himself to the establishment of modern and contemporary …
On Anti-Conventionality And Limitation Of Non-Fictional Writing,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
On Anti-Conventionality And Limitation Of Non-Fictional Writing, Zhigang Hong
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Non-fiction Writing is not a particular genre, but a narrative strategy with anti-conventional characteristics. It relies heavily on the specific value of the subject matter itself and the subjective thinking of the writer, and thus makes it difficult to take into account the inherent artistic value of the work per se. Throughout the process from identifying the subject matter to narrating, the writer is an ever-present figure, providing irrefutable facts for the narrative. However, the ever-presence of the writer also leads to the fragmentation of the narrative and the silhouette effect of characters. Such a way of writing, which lays …
On The Perspectives Of Gender Representation And Ethical Contradiction In Women's Self-Portraits,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
On The Perspectives Of Gender Representation And Ethical Contradiction In Women's Self-Portraits, Chenguang Ling
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Concerns with and reflections on self-portraits afford a perspective to glimpse numerous dimensions in social and cultural issues, including gender representation. Self-portrait is a record of the result of self-presentation. As a special artistic style, women's self-portraits have distinctive images and implications, and are irreplaceable in the consideration of gender issues. Women's self-portraits demonstrate female artists' unique pursuit in the constructions of self-image, performances of interpersonal relationship, and means of expression. Female artists' special connection to mirrors during the process of self-portrayal and their reflection on this relationship are an important approach to understand feminist ideas. The contradictions and conflicts …
Reconsideration Of Humanism And Literature,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Reconsideration Of Humanism And Literature, Gong Zhang, Yuneng Zhang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The issue of "humanism and literature" was once a forbidden area in Chinese literary theory. After the Reform and Opening-up, the emancipation of mind promoted the breakthrough in this forbidden zone and launched an in-depth discussion to bring order out of chaos and clarify the source of such thoughts. It not only did justice to the humanistic thought in modern Western literature and art, but also re-evaluated the "human literature" and "humanistic literature" in the May Fourth new literature and literary theory. It enabled fair evaluations of the view that "literature is a study of humanity" and played an important …
The Art Of Guan Hanqing's Dramaturgic Structure,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Art Of Guan Hanqing's Dramaturgic Structure, Jianzhong Xu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The 15 existing plays by the Yuan-Dynasty playwright Guan Hanqing reflect the playwright's originality in processing subject matter through transformation of conventional themes and his realistic concerns with profound thoughts. Guan Hanqing's plays, literally variety dramas in Chinese, demonstrate a variety of structural types with different dramaturgic techniques. The plot from suspense, misunderstanding, and discovery to return is well adapted into plays with each act comprising two sections, and this greatly promotes the expressiveness of the plays. His story is strengthened by his thoughtful construction of plot with added sections that broke through the "one-play-of-four-act" convention. In Guan's ingenious casting, …
The Body And Its Theoretical Problems In Virtual Art Experience: An Investigation Based On Physical Practice In Vr Films,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Body And Its Theoretical Problems In Virtual Art Experience: An Investigation Based On Physical Practice In Vr Films, Xiaoxi Shan, Xueli Li
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The mode of typical interactive experience comes into being in virtual art activities represented by VR films. According to the degrees of "freedom" of the experiencer's body, the interactive experience of VR films can be divided into three types: three-dimensional freedom, six-dimensional freedom, and multi-dimensional freedom. In different types of interactive activities, technology extends to body, and body assimilates technology to makes it function as body, which gives rise to the "technical embodiment"; in the meantime, consciousness rests on body and body covers consciousness, which gives rise to the "conscious embodiment". With the increase of body's freedom, "technical embodiment" and …
The Chineseness Of Chinese Fiction: Taking Wang Zengqi As An Example In Response To The Query Of Howard Goldblatt,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Chineseness Of Chinese Fiction: Taking Wang Zengqi As An Example In Response To The Query Of Howard Goldblatt, Cancan Ouyang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In his questioning of Chinese fiction, Howard Goldblatt suggests that, thanks to its obsession with the depiction of daily life, Chinese fiction features loosely-knit plots, which as a result deprives itself of literariness. Goldblatt's perception is problematic, because the depiction of everyday details precisely originates from the long history of Chinese literary tradition, which pursues the harmony of writing, man, and the world. Such a harmony-seeking practice bespeaks the Chineseness of modern Chinese fiction. Unlike Western literature that puts an emphasis on literary independence, Chinese literary tradition stresses "the expression of what one truly thinks", and emphasizes the unity and …
The Reconstructed Picture: On The Formation And Transformation Of The "Fangweng Style",
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Reconstructed Picture: On The Formation And Transformation Of The "Fangweng Style", Yuqi Shang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The term "Fangweng Style" was first used in The Metrical Marrow of the Hall of the Literary Notables, in order to describe the style of Lu You's poetic creations. Today, the prevalent definition of the "Fangweng Style" is focused on its patriotic themes and magnificent artistic conceptions. In fact, the connotations of "Fangweng Style" varied during different periods. During the Ming and Qing periods, it featured the subject matter of daily life, with a smooth and fresh style. With a preference for suite of poems, Ming and Qing literati emphasized the demonstration of their leisure attitude. Therefore, definitions of the …
The Substance Of Wei Xi's "Genuine Air" And Its Theoretical Implications,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The Substance Of Wei Xi's "Genuine Air" And Its Theoretical Implications, Zebao Zhu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Wei Xi(1624-1681), an early Qing-Dynasty prose theorist, proposed the concept of "genuine air(zhen-qi)," and it is an important component to his literary theory. In essence, the concept highlights author's personality and centers round author's reason, while it also implicitly promotes cultural pluralism. With this concept, Wei's theory framework can refrain from overreliance on the rules, reason and knowledge. The political implication of "genuine air" respond to the socio-cultural background in which the Ming-Dynasty subjects tried to reflect the fall of their nation, and his theory also embodies his intention of upholding mores of the intellectuals through changing literary mode. Wei …
Theory And Death,
2020
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Theory And Death, Liang Xu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Derrida's deathbed interview raises important questions about the relationship between theory and death. His dying and his words about death form the tension of this interview event. Through survival theory, he charts the theorist's path to immortality beyond life, but he also frankly shows the helplessness in the face of real death. He raises questions but does not answer them; rather, he leaves them to posterity because he could not find a convincing (or in his words, "sincere") balance or consistency between the theory and death.
