1917-1929the Western Image Of Study In The European And American Writers

Based on the macro view of intercultural dialogue, global integration and culture diversification, from the imagologie of comparative literature and postcolonial theory, this paper studied the western image of China since the Qin and Han dynasties history cultural context, recourse the historical evolvement of the western image process and image spectrum characteristics under different era and topic field of vision. On this basis, For close reading and comparison analysithe of the image of epresentative writer of1917-1929study in Europe and American, the text characteristic of students in Europe and the western image construction, analyze the intrinsic relationship of the western image creation and social culture and the creation subject, reveal the strategy of western way of thinking, imagery narrative strategies and discourse system, and on the macroscopic background of the modernity, grasp China and the creation subject’s self image, as well as the author’s thinking of China’s social reality, national culture and identity, to explore the cultural history significance and game problems of the image construction in local contexts between Chinese and western.The article is divided into eight sections.The introduction part mainly puts forward the research object which including novels, poetry, prose, travel notes, etc, before and after the May4th movement (1917-1929) of the creation of the "western image",Clear and define "the west", the "western image, otherness and identity" several concepts, Clarify the significance, methods and strategies of the vision of western image research under the cross-cultural communication.Chapter1:This section on the image theory, the cultural identity theory, cultural anthropology and new historicism criticism as the theoretical resources, comb the Pre-Qin to the May4th period, the western image from the geographical perspective into the philosophical view of the west, the development evolution process and its characteristics from the material desires into cultural expectation, discuss the cultural power and imagination in building image, analysis the impact on the western image creation between Chinese and Western cultural differences and cultural power.Chapter2:This section mainly discuss the historical and cultural context and its distribution pattern of the generated discussion groups study in modern European and American writers, analysis their synchronic ethnic characteristics,to explore the western image writing universal social and cultural psychology from different aspects.Chapter3:This section mainly research the United States’ images written by those study in Europe and American writer.Read part literary text of Hu Shi and Wen Yiduo, analyze their’s multifaceted America’s image and its causes. From admiration psychological, Hu Shi constructed a "positive" image in the United States, the United States is thought to be the advanced civilization of democratic countries, the Americans are described as the excellent national charity. Wen Yiduo is based on the cultural nationalism, look at the "other" with critical attitude, present a stereo, complex image of the United States.Chapter4:This section mainly read the analysis for some text of Xu Zhimo and Lao she.Based on his UK experience, historical background and cultural perspective, Xu Zhimo reconcile the British liberal and conservative, build an ideal, romantic image of the UK, and become a permanent "spiritual attachment township".Between Lao She twisted in the text and the discourse of Orientalism,He wrote the complex three-dimensional image of UK, tried to use national feelings and world vision, break the before set of " Self orientalism". In China’s reality to seek the cultural identity for the Chinese nation.Chapter5:This section mainly studies the French image of the Chinese scholars. By studying some texts such as Li Jinfa’s poetry and Ba Jin’s novel to analyze the French image of Li Jinfa’s modern urban experience, it is found out that he respect, imitate and translate French Symbolist and finally complete a "salute" to French culture. Ba Jin’s young temperament deeply impact his creation of foreign fiction and his French image is full of strong radical sentiments and underlying complex. The change of direction from anarchism to nationalism is finished at the intersection of the self and others.Chapter6:This section focuses on research in German image of Chinese scholars. Through the analysis of the characteristics of the creator’s own thinking and creation, the reporter studies their awareness and understanding of German literature and culture image and trace the unique acceptance of German literature and culture in the specific background. With German classical idealist philosophy and Humanism, Cai began the idea of strengthening the "university view" of the country and the people. In addition, Chua Kantian creatively interpret Kant’s aesthetics with Chinese characteristics. The weak symptom of the nation, Zong Baihua is greatly interested in Germany’s strong national self-confidence, and penetrates the aesthetic. Zong Baihua Goethe’s perfection personality and enthusiastic pursuit of the value of life is highly thought of by Zong Baihua.Chapter7:This section mainly studies the issue of culture utilizes different western image in the cross-cultural context and explore how the western image works during the change of modern Chinese literature. On the one hand, these western images reflect the way writers interpret "modern China" and promote the building of modern China which is "imagined community"; On the other hand, these western images also embody the thought infiltration of the May Forth Movement from rationalism patriotic reflection to political democracy as the core of the Enlightenment narrative, and then to a thorough introspection national character criticism. Western images by the writer reflect the May Fourth intellectuals’the building of the Enlightenment rationalism logic discourse. In addition, in the daily life of the Western family, squares and urban public space builded by the narrative language, the writers continue with the Enlightenment narrative implicit in the Western image and try to find the representation space on equality, liberation, public democratic life and modernity, and add multiple contemplation dimensions to Chinese modern cultural history since the May Fourth Movement.In the conclusion, it is proposed that the western image experienced the development of a geographical perspective from the West into the field of view of philosophy and from material desires to the cultural longing. Around the May Fourth Movement the western image as a power discourse disciplines and institutionalizes the modern Chinese literature and the cultural construction which is significant parts of democracy and enlightenment ideology.