Gorky On The Chinese Literary Theory In The 1930s

Gao Erji had an important influence to Chinese literary theory, especially in 1930s.This paper compares Gao Erji with three representative figures of the literary word of the Left Wing—Qu Qiubai, Mao Dun and Hu Feng on the influence between them.In the part of the forward,it sums up Gao Erji's literary theory and the its introduction to China in 1930s,and the general influence of Gao Erji's literary theory to the word of Chinese literary theory in 1930s. The reason why Gao Erji's literary theory become hot was that his literary theory adapted to needs of saving the nation from extinction in the society of China, and was identified with Chinese literatures traditional complex of going into the society. The most important influence is his deeply conscience of private citizen and his realism writing techniques.In the first part, this paper first generally discusses Qu Qiubai's translation and introduction of Gao Erji's literary theory, then analyses the influence of Gao Erji to him. For example: how Gao Erji's private citizen conscience, the trend of popularization, the sprite of anti- babbitt and three important propositions of realism: literary truthfulness, tendentiousness and artistry influenced Qu Qiubai.In the second part, this paper discusses how Mao Dun introduced Gao Erji's literary theory, and analyses the influence of Gao Erji to him, how he strode forward to the road of revolutionary realism, the propositions of realism: literary truthfulness, representative, the feelings of the life, and informed a system of realism with psychics and openness.In the third part, this paper mainly discusses the influence of Gao Erji's representative theory to Hu Feng, especially from two aspects: realation between individuality and generality, and humanist thoughts. It also discusses how Hu Feng assimilated, digested, recreated Gao Erji's literary theory and how he kept a tension to socialist realism.Conclusion: This paper sums up the activities of translation and introduction of Gao Erji's literary theory and the influence, compares the four people's realism theories, analyses their specialities and similarities, then comes to the influence to the whole Chinese literary theory.