Class And Nation In Modernity

The purpose of this thesis is to probe into the theory prerequisite of China' s left wing literature of the 20th century and analyse the thought pedigree of the discourse of left wing literature. Work through being above-mentioned, we will investigate the revelation in the globalization context that left wing literature brings us.The one that is discussed at first is the form of expressing the meaning in aesthetics of class' andnationality's identity build--People's aesthetics. Weshall point out that only the specific class and specific social stratum are qualified to represent the nationality. This is the real mechanism of "people' s aesthetics"And then their inside division and discontinuous of collectivism words should be analyzed. Under certain condition, "class" words might depress "nationality" words, the opposite is also true.Finally, we will discuss the relation between power and intellectuals as the creator of ideas. We realize that intellectuals are unable to escape from the control of power if they devote themselves to power.This thesis combines theories, such as cultural research, political science, sociology, etc.By the analysis of the discourse pedigree; we examine and regard appraising left wing literature whose ideology is Marxism, whose historical purpose is socialism modernity. It is such a aesthetic position that expects finally: Can't give up showing loving care for the nationality, class, destiny of ground floor while bearing with the intellectual in literature, do not confine for "national characteristic" and "class nature" some such collectivism words. Thus literature will represent its unique individual freedom view.