From "Root-seeking Literature" To "Post-root-seeking Literature"

The literature trend of 80s on root-seeking is approximately discussed in chapter I:Including the general process of root-seeking literature (the background of "root-seeking hot", the theory of the root-seeking writers and the critical attitude, the reasons of low tide of "root-seeking hot"); the summary on the characteristics,classification and significance of the root-seeking novels; the reviewing analysis on the text significance of the root-seeking novels of 80s. Post-root-seeking literature since the 90s is approximately discussed in chapter II:Including the definition, classification and characteristics on post-root-seeking literature; the interpretation of the association between post-root-seeking literature and root-seeking literature (mainly taking Li rui, Zhang chengzhi, the third generation of the Northwest novelist as examples). "Post-root-seeking" is not a creative method or a genre, but a thread or attitude of commenting the works. "Post-root-seeking literature" refers to since the late of 80s and the early of 90s,some literary works including very strong cultural meaning, traditional aesthetic and modern consciousness, or moving on down the sense of cultural root-seeking, especially some works concerning the traditional culture by the modern perspective, restoring the civil by folk position. "Post-root-seeking literature" should include novels, essays, poetries, dramas. This thesis mainly discussed novels and essays of "post-root-seeking literature"."Post-root-seeking literature" and "root-seeking literature" is not only linked but different. The relationship between "post-root-seeking literature" and folk culture is discussed in the third chapter (including "post-root-seeking literature" referencing the folk culture, the mysterious culture, folk humor culture, folk drama). In chapter four, Jia pingwa, Mo yan and Han shaogong were studies about their root-seeking experience as three cases. From their writing experience, you can see the perpetuation of the cultural root-seeking clue. "Post-root-seeking literature" includes a variety of styles, personalities and works of different writers, and it and "root-seeking literature" is like, and about the concern of the traditional culture, the Oriental way of thinking and the pursuit of classical aesthetic charm, they have the same internal links. "Post-root-seeking" and "root-seeking" can be regarded as a "progressive rollback" rather than a simple "retro". The cultural awareness of "post-root-seeking" and "root-seeking" is an important literature clue since the new period.