Research On The Influence Of Theory Of Literature On Our Country’s Literary Theory In The 1980s

This paper is based on Theory of Literature written by Rene Wellek and Austin Warren,focusing on the evolution of the trend of Literature and art thoughts in China in the 1980 s,mainly exploring the influence of Theory of Literature on Chinese literary theories at the same time.Although many scholars paid attention to the academic status of Theory of Literature,they mainly studied the literary history,literary criticism,and literature theory of the work itself.Therefore,this thesis takes the 1980 s as the time frame,standing on the standpoint of Chinese literature research,and from the perspective of acceptance to explore the influence of Theory of Literature on our country’s ideological trend,and through reflection,deeply investigates the development of Chinese literary theory how to conscious.Taking time as a clue,during 1979-1990,this article deeply describes the acceptance of Theory of Literature in different theoretical directions,and reveals the characteristics of the transformation and development of Chinese literary theory in the1980 s.The main points are as follows: Theory of Literature entered the vision of Chinese scholars in the field of comparative literature,and had an important influence on the rise of my country’s comparative literature discipline and the development of comparative literature theory.The acceptance of "literary ontology" was not only conducive to get out of the stereotype of "vulgar sociology",but also promoted the development of "literary subjectivity" in our country.The "internal research" in Theory of Literature constituted a complicated relationship between misreading and innovative development with "inward turning" proposed by Lu Shuyuan in the 1980 s,the "internal laws" proposed by Liu Zaifu,and the "inward turning" described by Tao Dongfeng.The novel theory in the field of narratology was not only influenced by French theory,but also directly influenced by Theory of Literature.The criticism of Theory of Literature by Marxist scholars in the Soviet Union and in China at different historical stages has shown us that the Theory of Literature has been deeply positive in the transformation and development of my country’s literary theory after it was translated and introduced to China in the 1980 s.At the same time,there were also flaws and places worthy of reflection.Specifically,the first chapter takes the rise of my country’s comparative literature discipline and the acceptance of Theory of Literature by comparative literature theory as an opportunity to discuss the historical and academic background of ideological emancipation and reform and opening up in the new era,and explores the field of comparative literature.Be the first to realize the reasons for the value of Theory of Literature.The influence of Theory of Literature on my country’s comparative literature theory mainly includes the definition of the American school and the French school,the foundation of the theory,and the establishment of the Chinese school of comparative literature.The second chapter takes "literary ontology" as the basic axis,and discusses that the attitude of Chinese scholars towards "literary ontology" has undergone a process from acceptance to questioning to re-discussion.The first part of the second chapter is based on the selective acceptance of literary ontology by domestic scholars,and affirms the objectivity research method of ontology,but also has some opinions on the form,content,and multi-level structure proposed by Rene Wellek and Austin Warren.The second part clarifies the relationship between "internal research","internal law" and "inward turning",and uses Lu Shuyuan,Liu Zaifu and Tao Dongfeng as the main objects of interpretation.It is clear that there is no direct relationship between Lu Shuyuan’s "inward turning" and Theory of Literature.The "internal law" proposed by Liu Zaifu is closely related to "internal research".The "inward turning" is no longer the "inward turning" as Lu Shuyuan said,but the "inward turning" that Tao Dongfeng’s meaning has expanded.The third part regards the novel theory in the literary ontology as the narrative subject,and summarizes the influence of Theory of Literature on the theory of Chinese novels in the 1980 s.The third chapter is based on the principles of Marxism,discussing the criticism and reflection of Theory of Literature by Marxist scholars in the Soviet Union and our country.Soviet scholars had already criticized and reflected on Theory of Literature in1959,mainly emphasizing that social life is the origin of literary works,and social function and beauty are not contradictory to each other,author research is conducive to work research.Chinese scholars mainly criticized and reflected on the ignorance of the specific historical and active reflection of literature in Theory of Literature.Although there are many irrationality existing in Theory of Literature,it has played a huge role in promoting the transformation of our country’s literary theory in the 1980 s.It not only brought a new dawn to the field of literary creation in the "vulgar sociology",but also provided a new path for the field of literary research and provided an example for the construction of literary theory disciplines.