Chinese Literary Theory And Conceptual Foundation

The research of concept foundation is the cognitive preparations for establishing the theoretical framework for Chinese ancient literature.On the one hand, the present dissertation intends to examine previous theoretical concepts and to explore the new road for further studies;on the other hand, it attempts to build a basic theoretical framework for the Chinese ancient literature.The dual task of this research is to clean up old arguments and to pave the way for future research.ChapterⅠtries to establish an appropriate and tolerant concept about theoretical system and to put forward the idea of system constructions by combing Western and Chinese concepts of theoretical systems. Meanwhile, it strives to build a clear cognitive vision for the exploration of theoretical systems of literature.ChapterⅡmainly analyzes the issue of noumenon, which intends to provide the most fundamental theoretical basis for the theoretical system. By applying the Marxist dialectics thinking, this section tries to re-interpret the perennial concept in Book of Changes and to absorb relevant Confucian thoughts, especially the traditional concept of harmony between man and nature. It distinguishes the world itself "No" from the world with all kinds of "Yes". The World is not a fixed entity, but a process of continuous expansion. So it must remain open, leaving gaps and room.ChapterⅢdiscusses the concept of life experience to further theoretical preparations for literature research based on the analysis of "No". The basic scope of the human being must be treated as a whole and an interactive process, a unity between the body and the mind. Based on the above distinctions, it differentiates such aspects as the emotion, the sense, the intellect, and the moral of an individual. In addition, this chapter also discusses original experiences and re-experiences, focus areas and marginal domain together with other important issues.ChapterⅣis the specific implementation of categories of "No" and "Experience". It discusses the concept of literary appreciation. Directly orienting literature itself to aesthetic experience as the center, it completes the rudiment of theoretical system of Chinese literature.The Ontology connotation of "No" is attached to ancient "Tao", as an absolute category throughout world—human being—literature. By re-interpreting basic categories of "Qiong" and "Da", it dissertates ontology of literature on the origin of literature. Extracting from the ancient categories of "Zao", "Xing" and "Xiang", it discusses specific aesthetic questions on literature such as literary aesthetic experience of brewing, state, process, and the basic elements of the problem.