Attempt To Review On Mao Zedong's Literary Theory And Significant Guiding Implications

Mao Zedong's literary theory is closely related to his outlook on life and world. It is the result of the combination of Marxism and the practise of revolutionary literature in China. It is the inheritation, enrichment and development of Marxist literary theory.Under the influence of Chinese traditional culture and Marxist theory, Mao's literary theory gradually fullfilled in the development of the practice of revolutionary literature in China. After the establishment of Republic China, it was further subject to making up and developing.Through the intensive reading of Mao's works, seven main findings with respect of Mao's literary theory are summarized as the follows: ideology nature of literature and art, service subject of literatuer and art, the relationship between literature and life, the principle of Party character in proletariatist literature, the relationship between popularization and improvement,"making the past serve the present","making the abroad serve the home", establishmet of the basic critera concerning with socialist literature and art loved by people as well as literary criticism.Comrade Mao's literary theory may provide us with significant guiding implications. First, it is the combination of Marxist general truth and the...