Wang An-yi's Ideas On Novels

Many people have been researching into Wang an-yi's novels.However, there are few people researching into her idea on novel. This thesis presents a discussion on her idea.First,four-not-need principle. That is, a novel does not need special environment,characters, does not need too much material ,does not need stylized language, does not need distinctness. This principle was proposed in the early 1990's. It subverted the traditional idea on novels, lashed the theory of creating typical character in typical environment proposed by Friedrich Engels in the 19th century, rejected people's traditional aesthetic habits, certainly, the proposal of the theory quite adventurous. And it readers have to experience the test of aesthetic interest.Second, the ideas of record of actual events and fabrication. In her opinion, there is a logical power between them,by which people may creat a new world, even history. The proposal of this theory virtually raise the position of novel, especially in terms of technique, which makes the manner of creating prior to the manner of constructing the world. This proposal reveals wang an-yi's conciousness of the nature of a novel.Third, the idea of constructing novels concerning the inner world. Wang An-yi defines novel as the representation of inner experience, which is a completely new definition and is against the traditional one. According to Wang An-yi, a novel is the reflection not of the real life but that of the writer's inner world. It is created by the writer himselfIn this section Wang An-yi's theory of appreciating novels is also discussed. As mentioned above, a novel reflects a writer's unique inner world, such as his feeling and attitude, and the the real world on which the the inner world is constructed is complicated. Consequently, the reader can not grasp its main idea . Wang An-yi can see what others cannot and creates a fascinating method -seeking a breakthrough point. This point may help readers with their comprehension. At the same time, it is one of the criteria that critics usually use to measure literary works. With the development of modern literary theory and criticism, it is possible to appreciate a work from differentangels. However,there is only one breakthrough point that may direct us to read the whole work and thus attain a full and understanding of it. The point is the writer's very subjective spirit underlying in the work. It is this powerful spirit that gives a work a deep meaning.Fourth, the reflection of his theory on novels in the course of creating. Compared with male writers, Wang An-yi, as a writer, pay more attention to creation concerning females. In her view,famels are good at learning from and attaching importance to inner experience. Therefore, female's personal consciousness is much stronger than males'. The origional aim of literary creation is to meet the need of emotion. For this reason, females and literature go hand in hand from the very beginning. Females have anvantages in creating literary works. Female writers prefer to link their creating and material-dealing with their emotions so that their works can show sharp and distinct outlooks on life.Fifth, the reflection of her theory about novels in creation. She summaries thetheory in the course of creation, which can be verified in her works.This section provides a clear description of the development of her ideas on novel creation. The Story of Uncle shows that her novels have undergone some changes in quality. The proposal of Four no-want principle is actually a summary of her plot of The Story of Uncle .The heart-struck pacific and The record of actual events and fabrication are the represention of her lattest achievement in explorating the theory on novels, which again shows the characteristics of Wang's creation and accomplishes the sublimation of her theory about novels.In a word, Wang An-yi is not only a unique novelist but also a peculiar critic. It is not easy to make an appropriate evaluation on her creation and theory. She has been constantly overstepp...