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Letters On Literature And The Internalized Drive For Literary Debates In The Ming Dynasty, Hua Ye, Huan Du Nov 2020

Letters On Literature And The Internalized Drive For Literary Debates In The Ming Dynasty, Hua Ye, Huan Du

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

As one of the traditional forms of literary criticism since the Han and Wei dynasties, letters on literature played an important role in the establishment of Chinese literary criticism framework. Based on the writers' identities and attitudes, these letters can be grouped into "the presenting type", "the replying type" and "the dialogue type". The theoretical nature of the epistolary style and the contextual constraints resulted from its reciprocal relationship, promoted in-depth scholarly dialogue and avoided the possibility of forcible reinterpretation of the text by later generations. Primary contents in the literary correspondences shifted from summaries of writing experience, reviews of …

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On Jean-Luc Nancy's Reinterpretation Of The Sublime, Qi Wang Nov 2020

On Jean-Luc Nancy's Reinterpretation Of The Sublime, Qi Wang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Different from Jean-François Lyotard and Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Nancy's reinterpretation of the concept of the sublime highlights its functions of combatting metaphysical totality, defending difference and witnessing the un-presentable. What Nancy does is not only to rethink the "presentation" and "limit" of the sublime, but also to reflect on the end of art, the relationship between imagination and the sublime, the sublime offering and so on. Nancy divides Immanuel Kant's aesthetic schema into two paradigms — "aesthetics sublates philosophy" and "philosophy sublates aesthetics" — and believes that neither accurately demonstrates the essential state of being in the postmodern condition. Nancy …

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On The "Portrait Paintings" In The Late-Ming Fictions And Xiqu, Yaping Cai, Guofu Cheng Nov 2020

On The "Portrait Paintings" In The Late-Ming Fictions And Xiqu, Yaping Cai, Guofu Cheng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Portrait paintings were prominent in ancient Chinese fictions and xiqu (traditional Chinese opera), and the close relationships between them have not been duly explored. In late Ming-Dynasty fictions and xiqu, portrait paintings have been used in eighteen fictions and xiqu to construct the plots. These paintings usually gave a frontal image of the characters, with occasional glamorization for a unified representation of both the appearance and the spirit to achieve the integration of the character with the scenery. Three developments in the late-Ming Dynasty may explain why portrait paintings were prominent in the fictions and xiqu: the revival of figure …

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Shame, Queer Theory, And The Affective Turn: A Study Centering On The Scholarship In The United States, Ling Yang Nov 2020

Shame, Queer Theory, And The Affective Turn: A Study Centering On The Scholarship In The United States, Ling Yang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Starting with Eve Sedgwick's shame theory, this paper examines queer theory scholars' explorations into shame in the United States and their continuing dialogue on the political potential of this particular form of affect. The paper argues that the theorization of shame has left a distinct mark on affect theory. The notion of shame has provided impetus for reflecting on queer politics, ethics, historiography and aesthetics, and its intersections with categories such as gender, sexuality, disability and race also offer new points of depature for social and political analyses.

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Synopsis Of The 9th Youth Forum Of Chinese Association For Theory Of Literature And Art, Xin Lu Nov 2020

Synopsis Of The 9th Youth Forum Of Chinese Association For Theory Of Literature And Art, Xin Lu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

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The Achievements Of And Inspirations From The Psychology Of Tragedy, Ersu Ding Nov 2020

The Achievements Of And Inspirations From The Psychology Of Tragedy, Ersu Ding

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The Psychology of Tragedy (1933) by Zhu Guangqian is a monumental work in the history of Chinese theories of tragedy. Written from the unique perspective of a Chinese scholar and moving with ease among major Western theories of tragedy, its author had raised therein a good number of great insights that are still valid today. Zhu Guangqian's greatest contribution to the theory of tragedy lies in his modification of Aristotle's theories of "catharsis" and "hamartia", legitimating the plot of innocent suffering and introducing into the mix of tragic feelings such important concepts as love and regret. Probably due to his …

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The Complete List Of Theoretical Studies In Literature And Art, Vol. 1-6, 2020, Studies In Literature And Art Theoretical Nov 2020

The Complete List Of Theoretical Studies In Literature And Art, Vol. 1-6, 2020, Studies In Literature And Art Theoretical

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

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The Essence Of Qian Gurong's Aesthetic Personality, Jun Wu Nov 2020

The Essence Of Qian Gurong's Aesthetic Personality, Jun Wu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Focusing on the editorial arrangement of Qian Gurong's collection of self-selected works, this article explores Qian's theoretical system of "literature as a study of humanity" and the characteristics of his literary criticism. It also investigates the features of his critical theories and examines, based on the stylistic analyses of his essays, the aesthetic personality of Qian. In terms of intellectual experience and cultural taste, Qian is an academic, who blends the ancient and the modern, the foreign and the domestic in his studies. He emphasizes, in particular, the personalization of classic aesthetics, and views the continuation of traditional culture as …

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The Poverty Of Experience And Its Wayout In The Information Age: An Exammination From The Perspective Of Walter Benjamin, Bin Sun, Yanfen Zhang Nov 2020

The Poverty Of Experience And Its Wayout In The Information Age: An Exammination From The Perspective Of Walter Benjamin, Bin Sun, Yanfen Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Experience generates from memory. However, if memory only serves as an accurate recollection of the past, it is destined to be replaced by modern technology, which can provide information instantly. Therefore, memory is presented in the form of story, which makes it possible to pass on experience across generations. But the art of storytelling is reaching its end due to the challenge of information, a new form of communication. The essence of information is instant verifiability. This even cancels the distinction between impression and idea since instant information renders all perceptions forceful and lively impressions. Yet, it is its force …

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"Affect" Or "Effect"?, Ashli Villarreal Nov 2020

"Affect" Or "Effect"?, Ashli Villarreal

Word for Word 2020

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Reinterpreting The Aesthetics Of "Zerstreuung": From Walter Benjamin To Jonathan Crary, Peng Zhang Nov 2020

Reinterpreting The Aesthetics Of "Zerstreuung": From Walter Benjamin To Jonathan Crary, Peng Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Walter Benjamin's and Jonathan Crary's respective understanding of the concept of "Zerstreuung" is in sharp contrast to each other. Benjamin detects not only a connection between "Zerstreuung" and the bourgeoisie in the capitalist entertainment industry, but also an unconscious collusion between "Zerstreuung" and the public in the early film technology. Such collusion has created a state of "Jetztzeit" for the audience by using the technique of montage in film, so that the audience could reconstruct their historical consciousness, which is transformed into a collective experience from that of the individual, thus assigning early cinema with the potential of politicizing aesthetics. …

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The Way Of Life, "The Third Sex", And The Method Of Reconstructing "Literary Native Soil": Centering On Yan Lianke's They, The Women, Zhudi Ye, Leiguang Wang Nov 2020

The Way Of Life, "The Third Sex", And The Method Of Reconstructing "Literary Native Soil": Centering On Yan Lianke's They, The Women, Zhudi Ye, Leiguang Wang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

There are three key points for the understanding Yan Lianke's non-fictive work They, the Women: the way of life, the study of women centering on "the third sex" and the imagination of native-soil China with non-fiction as the method. They respectively correspond to three dimensions of the work: the content, the author's thought, and the creation of literary style. These three dimensions are closely intertwined and focus on one issue: how to understand and imagine contemporary native-soil China. The numerous characters and their stories in They, the Women are woven together by the author's language and thought with strong subjectivity, …

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Martin Luther And The Jews: Passion Over Ethics, Joseph Telushkin Nov 2020

Martin Luther And The Jews: Passion Over Ethics, Joseph Telushkin

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A Jewish Response To Dysfunctional And Destructive Passion, Daniel Maoz Nov 2020

A Jewish Response To Dysfunctional And Destructive Passion, Daniel Maoz

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Martin Luther And Antisemitism, Daniel Maoz Nov 2020

Martin Luther And Antisemitism, Daniel Maoz

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Antisemitism In Classical Music: From Wagner To Shostakovich, Christopher Clarke Nov 2020

Antisemitism In Classical Music: From Wagner To Shostakovich, Christopher Clarke

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Contemporary Repercussions Of Historical Discrimination, Kimberly Spevack Nov 2020

Contemporary Repercussions Of Historical Discrimination, Kimberly Spevack

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A Lutheran Response To Luther’S Unsettling Antisemitism, Allen Jorgenson Nov 2020

A Lutheran Response To Luther’S Unsettling Antisemitism, Allen Jorgenson

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Luther Legacy Conference: Martin Luther And Antisemitism January 20, 2020 Nov 2020

Luther Legacy Conference: Martin Luther And Antisemitism January 20, 2020

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This document contains the entire proceedings of the Luther Legacy Conference

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Christian Claims On Indigenous Peoples, Jean Becker Nov 2020

Christian Claims On Indigenous Peoples, Jean Becker

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Consequences Of Reinforcing Stereotypes: A Look Into Representations Of Minorities On Television, Matthew Gregory Nov 2020

Consequences Of Reinforcing Stereotypes: A Look Into Representations Of Minorities On Television, Matthew Gregory

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Classic Literary Criticism As The Embryo Of Productional Literary Criticism, Wenfang Yao Nov 2020

Classic Literary Criticism As The Embryo Of Productional Literary Criticism, Wenfang Yao

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

A significant development of Euro-American literary criticism in the 20th century is its progress regarding the issue of "art production," which, by including into it the practice of literary reading and literary criticism, breaks through the previous theoretical assumption that "art production" is limited to literary creation. Classic critics such as Albert Thibaudet, T.S. Eliot, Ivor Armstrong Richards, and Northrop Frye have, through practical experiences of literary criticism, discovered and confirmed the production of literary criticism. They have not only embarked on verifying such production through scientific experiments, but also conceptualized the ways in which productional criticism can be conducted …

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Development, Pragmatism, And Innovation: Classical Xiqu Studies In Shanghai In The Past 70 Years, Jingfeng Huang Nov 2020

Development, Pragmatism, And Innovation: Classical Xiqu Studies In Shanghai In The Past 70 Years, Jingfeng Huang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Since 1949, five generations of scholars on classical xiqu studies have emerged continuously in Shanghai. Scholarship in the three major fields of research, namely, ancient theories and criticism of xiqu, chronological research of ancient xiqu writers and works, and interdisciplinary research, has engaged scholars of all generations and exerted great influence. The research on ancient theories and criticism of xiqu has witnessed a process of pioneering the filed, expanding purviews, integrating studies as a whole, reinvestigating the entire scholarship, and exploring the core inquiries. Such interlacing process of horizontal expansion and longitudinal excavation is typical of the historical path of …

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Indexicality Strikes Back: From The Photographical Past To The Digital Present, Jia Peng Nov 2020

Indexicality Strikes Back: From The Photographical Past To The Digital Present, Jia Peng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Indexicality as a logic category of signs anchors semiotic cognition and reality. As photographs record the existence of objects, indexicality is considered as the evidence of the "objectivity" of photographic signs. With the development of digital technology, indexicality seems to decline and even disappear, since the objects of images no longer necessarily exist. Yet, in Peircean semiotics, the relationship between indices and objects could be either "existential" or "empty", and the latter is further interpreted by Roman Jakobson with the concept of "shifters", a term re-visited in contemporary semiotics of art and image. In the semiotic production of digital images, …

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Reflection And Development: A Review Of 70-Year Study On Ci-Poetry In Shanghai, Guozhong Peng, Zehhua Liu Nov 2020

Reflection And Development: A Review Of 70-Year Study On Ci-Poetry In Shanghai, Guozhong Peng, Zehhua Liu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The study of ci-poetry in Shanghai since the founding of the People's Republic of China can be divided into three stages: transition, prosperity, and development. In the transitional period, the study of ci-poetry in Shanghai focused more on ideological content than on artistic characteristics, and more on the style of "haofang" (the bold and unrestrained) than "wanyue" (the graceful and restrained). During its prosperous period, the study of ci-poetry in Shanghai began to reflect on the previous research. Driven by the fever for aesthetics and methodology, Shanghai has witnessed fruitful production of scholarly works on ci-poetry. After entering the stage …

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Reflections On Post-Human Discourse: Centering On Slavoj Žižek, Xinting Liu Nov 2020

Reflections On Post-Human Discourse: Centering On Slavoj Žižek, Xinting Liu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

There has been a joint effort seen in 21st-century philosophy and cultural theories to understand and respond to the impact of current technological revolution on social culture and the existence of subjecthood. Slavoj Žižek has always placed his elaboration on and questioning of the two post-human schools and tendencies in his ideological criticism of digital capitalism. The common tendency between post-human thought of the Cultural Left and the singularity theory of trans-human theory is shown in the "Promethean shame" and the new myth of the human-machine hybridity. Žižek's works over the decades have always focused on the development of cutting-edge …

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The Progressive Logic Of Contemporary Literary Theory And Its Theoretical Reflection, Daren Lai Nov 2020

The Progressive Logic Of Contemporary Literary Theory And Its Theoretical Reflection, Daren Lai

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

From the perspective of history of scholarship, contemporary literary theory does not transform or develop in a simple linear fashion, but rather evolves in a more complex spiral cycle, which specifically constitutes three rounds of transformation and development, namely, the three reciprocal stages of breaking established traditions, introducing foreign theoretical resources, and constructing new critical ideas and forms. The external track of development and internal logic of progress of contemporary literary theory are, on the surface, related to the social and cultural structure in the context of grand historical changes, and echoes the developments of modern Chinese literary theory in …

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Transformational-Generation: Dynamic Mechanism Of Literary Speech (On The Language Poetics Of The "Yale School," Part Ⅱ), Dengyun Dai Nov 2020

Transformational-Generation: Dynamic Mechanism Of Literary Speech (On The Language Poetics Of The "Yale School," Part Ⅱ), Dengyun Dai

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The linguistic thought of the "Yale School" mainly includes three aspects: (1) the intuition about three dimensions of language (the signified dimension, the inter-dimension, and the self-reflective and referred dimension), (2) the revelation of the transformational-generative mechanism of literary speech, and (3) the new verdict on the primal paradox of the unspeakable. The contents of these three aspects form an organic whole, which cannot be discussed separately. In general, the transformational-generation of the three dimensions of language refers to a mysterious mechanism: from the establishment of the signifier-signified relationship to the loss of reference, from the establishment of the inter-subjective …

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What Is "Die Reine Sprache" About: A Discussion On Walter Benjamin's Early Philosophy Of Language, Fanke Wan Nov 2020

What Is "Die Reine Sprache" About: A Discussion On Walter Benjamin's Early Philosophy Of Language, Fanke Wan

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Walter Benjamin's philosophy of language centering on "pure language" (die reine Sprache) is considered as the primary motive power of all his further theories. It is not only related to many themes in Benjamin's philosophical landscape, but also shows a writing style, the philosophical background of which is known as "Irrkünste". However, in the scholarly discussions on Walter Benjamin in China, this critical stage was either marginalized or reduced to be the adjuvant of some grand theories, overshadowing its theoretical potential and connotation. This article analyzes the key term of Benjamin's early philosophy of language, "pure language", specifically by looking …

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Shout To The Lord: Making Worship Music In Evangelical America, Andrew Mall Nov 2020

Shout To The Lord: Making Worship Music In Evangelical America, Andrew Mall

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

In this review of Ari Y. Kelman's Shout to the Lord: Making Worship Music in Evangelical America, I describe the strengths and challenges of examining the cultural production of worship music thematically, as Kelman has chosen to focus on songwriting, worship leading, and the music industry in sequence.

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