The Transformation Of Chinese Literature Existence In New Media Period

It can be understood the existence of literature in Ontological level and phenomenon level.That means "What is literature?"and "How is the literature appears?" There were different emphases in different times in Understanding the existence of literature.Before the new media period, from the Ontological level.This means the existence of literature equivalent to the essence of literature. But now explaining the existence of literature in phenomenon level.And in this time, the research of literature existence is transforming from the essence of literature to phenomenon of literature.Because of the relationship between the essence and the existence of literature in traditional media period, this article systematically sorted and summarized the essence of literature in traditional media period. The author believes the definition of the essence of literature can be characterized as three categories:an aesthetic creation; an ideology; the symbol of morality. Although this article did not include all essence of literature in the history of Western Literature,but it provides a good reference to explain the transformation of the existence of literature. After cleared the existence of literature, this article inspected literature under the current social background:the new media period,the new historicism and the new entertainment period. They deconstructed the traditional existence of literature in three ways:the concept of literature, the essence of literature and the acceptance of literature. It is because of the misuse of new media on literature, literature Crisis and the reader's attention, the literature declining. From aesthetic creation to copying production, from ideology to discourse carnival, from the moral symbol to consumption symbol,although the existence of the literature transition leaves the reader feeling frustrated, but it was literature itself only could select.At last this article hopes alert people the focus is not the essence of literature,but change the the status of literature.There are three recommendations.First,facing Reality, set new direction of literature Creation.Second, regressing to the public, build a reader-centered literary new order. Finally, facing the future, reconstruct the new education system of literature basing on the aesthetic criticism.