| Hu Feng was not only a famous poet and distinctive literary theorist ,but also a art crititist in modern history of Chinese literature. He was once called "Chinese Belinskiy" and "oriental Lukacs". He once joined "League of Leftist Writers", was also the key writer in the schools of literature ,which called "July". Comparing with other writers , he had edited several literature publication such as "July" , "hoped". Before liberation, these publication had produced very big effect among writers who lived in the area of Guo Min Dang ruled . Hu Feng literary theory takes form in upper century thirties. During the period of Anti-Japanese war, it gradually mature. In the early period after the founding of New China, it had already comparatively entire theory system. Hu Feng's literary theory was the important component that modern Chinese Marxism literary theory commented on. It was also that modern Chinese literary theory develops organic ingredient in organism's habits. The theory's process of taking form , development and maturing had reported the development course that modern Chinese revolution literature moves . It had also reflected modern Chinese Marxism theory of literature and art which had probed with circuitous course and developed difficultly. The process had made especially to modern Chinese literary theory an ever indelible contribution too. Hu Feng's literary theory based on his literature and art practice and independent mind conscientiously, applied Marxist basal principle , corrected the thorough thinking having been in progress in connection with literature and art problem. He had suggested several notion such as "the subjective battle spirit ", "objective chemical combination of subjective comment on" , "spirit of slavery trauma ","branch of progressive world literature", etc .These notion had started in a new train of thought studying the literature and art problem. Hu feng's literary thoery also had provided the important reference and drawn resource to us ,how to study relevant problem in the developing process of Marxism literary theory today . During the developing process of the theory, Hu feng had a few of fierce collision with coeval literary theorist which happened in the theory viewpoint. These collision had deepened the research to problem of Marxism literary theory in literary theory circles. His distinctive theory character of person and personality spirit had appeared at the same time also, which was especially reflected as the spirit of practice, the democratic and free spirit, defending tenacious truth spirit and "showing solicitude for the life " feelings and so on. These spirit had especially shown his personality being independent to the intellectual and spirit liberty which he had defended through his life. Therefore, if we want to look back at the course of morden Chinese Marxism literary theory's development, and probe the construction road that Marxism literary theory comments on today , we must study Hu Feng's theory which was the key of the couers. Olny based on thorough analysis to his theory's perticularity, we could probe significance and value commenting on construction to today's Chinese Marxism literary theory, guide today's literature and art theoretical work and literature and art practice developing much better than before.This text is constructed mainly from the angle of modernization and utterance. It trys to put modernity studying and utterance studies's relevance method in progress studying , in order to reveal the "heavy history fog" which misleads people. So it can expound Hu Feng's literary theory from a new angle. This text is based on the contemporary literary theories' constuction of position, trys to put historic research and current study together, and use comparison research of method. The study starts from analysising the position of Hu feng's theory within Chinese literary theory construction progress commences in 20 centuries, focus on the characteristics of his literatary theory, investigates these characteristics' reflection in his main theory and notion. then wants to hold his theory's function in the constuction progress of morden Chinese literary theory and the Marxist litarary theory. It also investigates his theory's important meaning and value to the construction of today's literary theory. At last, the text gets related conclusion, in order to provide some loan to morden Chinese literary theory and literature practice's healthy development. This is the mainly train of thought, is also the mainly creative place.Hu Feng's literary theory was formated and developed in the important period, which Chinese literary theory discourses were in terms of transforming to being modernized during 20 century. As a form of modern Marxism literary theory discourse, Hu feng's theory had brought the important effect in the course of morden Chinese literary thoery discourse s'construction in 20 century. Because Hu feng's theory stermed from complicated theory source, and made the relation with other form discourse always in strained state, It staied in very peculiar and important location in the construction progress of morden Chinese literary theory discourse and Marxism literary discouese. Hu Feng's literary theory has main three theory sources : which is Soviet and Russian's literary theory, west life philosophy and modern literary theory comment on, Lu Xun"s literary theory effect. In addition, he also received Belinskiy and Lukacs' literary theory which was once called "alternative" Marxist Literary Theory. Comparing with other literary theorist, Hu Feng's literary theory either from the source of a theory or the system of discourse to the locations, and others with different characteristics. Hu Feng's literary theory principal character concentrates on three aspect: First, with a strong sense of the reality of caring; Hu Feng attaches great importance to the social function of literature and art, literature and art must be concerned that social reality, the reality for the transformation of society, and oppose some writers without thinking of the creative tendencies. Second, attach great importance to the independence of artistic practice. In his view, art is an objective content of the performance targets of life, therefore, he will visual arts and literature practice as a part of life, resolutely safeguard the Arts as a special spirit of the independence activities. Especially in dealing with the relationship between art and politics, he stressed that his political concept can not substitute for artistic concepts, not covered political utility of the social role of literature and art, political demands irreplaceable works of literary. He focused on preserving the independence of literary to deal with artistic development and political contradictions between the need to struggle. Third, He attached particular importance to artists as freedom of the spirit of the humanities intellectuals. He uphold Lu Xun Literary theory of the independent character, and insisted on literary theory and practice independent thinking, upholding the integrity and independence of intellectuals free personality. These personality characteristics and his personality spirit of integration, Hu Feng's literary theory is more distinctive personality, theoretical character is is more outstanding too.The characteristics of Hu Feng's literary theory is reflected firstly in his realistic theory.Hu Feng's realitistic theory always hold high the principal of literature's Subjectivity and freedom. He tried to maintain the independence of literary. This was fully reflected in five aspects : First, the relationship between art and life. In his view, the literature should reflect life independently .It was unrestricted from the target and reflecting the manner. Literature should not only reflect life, but also improve the living so that truly reflects life. Second, in the literary and artistic creation, the subjective is the decisive factor. He believes that the subjective and objective in the creation equally important. literary creation is a process of subjective and objective mutual fighting, Compounded each other. In the process, subjective need to use image thinking to grasp the objective targets and also need to continuously achieve self-improvement. Third, in literary creation, writers need to carry forward the "subjective fighting spirit". He stressed that "subjective fighting spirit" is not only the source of creative power, but also the qualities which writers required. It is also an important manifestation of Personality spiritual strength. Fourth, Literary Criticism should be carried out democraticly and freely. He stressed that literary criticism should not only uphold the aesthetic and sociological assessment evaluation unity, it is also necessary to play literary criticism and cultural Critical Function. In his view, the literary criticism has the nature of ideological movements, which not only needs excellent writer with the main attributes, but also needs a democratic and free environment. Fifth, the Editing should respect for the spirit of the freedom of writer's creation attribute. It should not only respect the writer's creation, but also play an active role in guiding. It should be good at discovering and developing new writers, and to be ware of "philistine" and other vulgar habits' influence.The characteristics of Hu Feng's literary theory was a very good performance in his artistic concept. He looked the reality of transformation and liberation as a keynote. So, his views and understanding is different with others. First, he stressed that literature need to explore the real life. Literature should not only take the pursuit of historical content and life closely integrated, but also uphold the "For Life" pursuit. He believed that Literature should transform the society, through the transformation of life. His ultimate aim was to establish a new society. Secondly, he stressed that literature should be concentrated on the Elimination of people the "spirit of slavery trauma". literature should not only address the "spirit of slavery trauma", but also strive to eliminate it. Thirdly, he stressed that artists must adhere to the same art and life. Therefore, artists should not only have a positive attitude to life, strong emotion and passion, but also go deep into life, and be good at learning to life. They should be Combined with the masses and be faithful to the arts. He also pointed out that faithful to the art, faithful to reality, artists could make up for their life experience and world view of the inadequate. Only the faithful of the art, artists could be approached from the art to life.As a form of Marxist Literary Theory discourse, During his literary theory was formating and developing, In the theoretical point of view, he made several fierce conflicts with Zhou Yang and other theorists. It is in this controversy on several occasions that Hu Feng's literary theory promoted the construction of whole system of discourse. Such as, Typical problems in the controversy, the two sides debated over the significance of a typical, typical's universality and particularity, and the creation way of typical issues. When discussed "national form" and "Popular Arts"issues, the two sides debated around the sources of "national form", the development of "national form", "national form"and Civilians, "Popular Literature" and other issues. When discussed "The main role in the creation"issue, the two sides debated around "Creation of the decision factors", "Thought and the role of the subjective experience"issues. These arguments on some issues promoted the in-depth thought and research, At the same time objectively safeguard the Marxist Literary Theory discourse system "diversifying", Prevent and correct its "unified" and "institutionalized" tendency.Practice has proved that Hu Feng's literary theory was in a very special place in the Construction process of modern Chinses literary theory discourse System, but had a very significant impact on the Chinese literary theory as same as the discourse form which Located in the mainstream. This shows that Hu Feng's literary theory itself had great vitality and vigor. Hu Feng's literary theory Played a significant role in the process of modern Chinese literary theory construction . This revealed to us: On the Construction of the contemporary Chinese literary theory's discourse, we must look Marxist Literary Theory as the starting point of this theory, Focus on the value of diversity and the openness of the system, and Aim at solving practical problems. Only in this way, can we avoid the rigid dogma, and Maintain strong theoretical creativity. Another,every Literary theorist should Adhere to his own theory and the pursuit of artistic. Only through hard work and solid research, can they make due contributions to build the discourse system of Chinese Contemporary Literary Theory.
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