Research On "Sentimental Beauty" Of Chi Zijian’s Prose

Chi Zijian’s prose presents the aesthetic pursuit of "the beauty of sadness".From the basis of the ’beauty of sadness’,firstly,the loneliness she felt in her childhood,the decay of nature in the autumn,and the myths and legends that infuse Chi’s literary world with a sense of compassion through the light of divinity.In addition to this,Chi was also infused with the sentiments of "sadness" from both Chinese and foreign cultures,including the "melancholic beauty" of Chinese literature,the "sense of suffering" of Russian literature,and the "sense of suffering" of Japanese literature.The story of Chi Zijian’s life is a story of the "sadness" of Chinese literature,the "sense of suffering" of Russian literature,and the "beauty of things" of Japanese literature.The poetic perception of natural death in her childhood,the pain of the unexpected deaths of those around her,and the Taoist concept of death as the unity of life and death give her a transcendent feeling of death.The "beauty of sadness" in Chi’s prose is expressed in her retrospection and longing for her hometown,her sentimentality and sorrow for modern society,and her compassion and perseverance for the disappearance of traditional spirit.The look back and attachment to the hometown is expressed in the remembrance of friends and relatives,the memories of the folk life of the hometown,and the concern for the living conditions of the disabled groups;the feelings and worries about the modern society are expressed in the worries about the deterioration of the ecological environment,the worries about the materialistic culture,and the worries about the indifferent human feelings.The writer’s compassion and perseverance for the fading spirit of tradition is reflected in his adherence to a traditional and harmonious view of women,his insistence on the path of traditional literature,and his elegy for minority cultures.The "beauty of sadness" in Chi’s prose is achieved through a unique artistic expression.In terms of aesthetic imagery,the core imagery chosen is that of snowflakes,which cleanses the soul,and that of moonlight,which emits desolation,to express the ’beauty of sadness’ in prose.In terms of stylistic experimentation,the use of novelised prose and poeticised prose has created a warm emotional space for prose,creating a mood of ’sentimental beauty’.