The Research Of Body's Change Between Human And Animal In Western Literature

The concept of metamorphose is different between generality and narrowness in literature. The general metamorphose means that in order to express content and sensibility ,the author breaks the logic of real-life and brings exaggeration and metamorphose to the text in producing course; The narrow metamorphose means the body's change between human and animal.This article tries to research the body's change between human and animal in western literature with the concept of narrowed metamorphose.By carding its genesis,development and change,explore its common aesthetic character and the difference in 20th century.The introduction mainly introduces the object and meaning of the research and also the actuality and level at home and abroad.The first chapter distinguishes the concept of metamorphose and discusses the reasons of researching this object,the main text is to analyze its genesis,develepment and change by combining material text; The second chapter discusses its common aesthetic character in four points:life character,language anxiety, empathic thinking and love aspiration ;The third chapter researches its development current and points out the following currents: on producing idea,from metempsychosis to existentialism;on producing intention,from exhort,escape to existence and resistance;on producing theme,from holiness to anthropolatry;On producing technique,from sacred narration to absurd and humor.The conclusion discusses its appearing reason, meaning and infection in 20th century.