A Research On The Natural Literature Aesthetics Ideas Of Li Zhi From His Personal Experience

Li Zhi (1527-1602), the outstanding thinker, writer and historian of Ming Dynasty. If someone wants to explain Li Zhi, the so called"heresy"person, and his thought's influence to literature reasonably, the writer believes that it could be possibly from the whole individual living standpoint, carrying forward the academic works from people of the past and linking his life and philosophy thought, literature thought. Speech is the voice of the heart, so the writer thinks that the mental orientation of his esthetics of literature according with his esthetics of life, both are the external reflection of his heart in conflict with himself, advocating"truth of the nature"was the fundamental fact and end-result of his life . From children-like heart to true heart, from true heart to true people, from true people to true articles, this was the cross-life line of Li Zhi. This paper tries to reveal the important role in his life thoughts and his articles from analyzing his mental activity and the effect of the society and his family.1. The true heart of the natureHis nature outlook on life was mainly manifested in respecting humanity and on the basis of"nature as beautiful". Li Zhi thought that humane is nature; he made the pursuit of DAO back to the pursuit of realistic survivalist and made the"people"as the core. In his opinion, only the humanity with"submitting to the nature"has independent personality and become a real"person". Actually, it was a change in the basic position on cultural. For Li Zhi, the purse for true nature is pursuing for the childlike innocence heart. The childlike heart is one's whole heart. Sincerely facing to the present society and one's childlike-heart is the most important components of the natural theory of Li Zhi. The meaning of sincerity could include three layers: straight heart, original heart and selfish heart, which emphasis for true heart, characters and emotions.2. The true people of the nature-Li Zhi's maniac life"Natural Beauty", the core of Li Zhi's aesthetic thinking, as well as his pursuit of the essence of life. The implementation of his characteristics in life was the Maniac. The core of maniac was"confidence", the essence was the real nature. Therefore, the essential pursuit of Maniac was the sincere pursuit of an independent character. Li Zhi's life was a maniac's life, but also a seeking life. With the increasing of life experience, maniac posture could vary from"mad in the face"to the early development of the late"mad he was in".In traditional view, the Maniac of Li Zhi was often misinterpreted as"mad Festival absurd and brutal", but it was clearly not the three-dimensional nature of the fresh live of Li Zhi. In fact, with the courage and insight flesh rich feelings and friendly with people, since the pursuit of fitness, courage and innovation challenges, he was the real Confucian idea of"progressive"and"do something". I think far too often the performance was distorted reflection of the fragile soul. It was an attempt to cover up his strong intellectual Confucianism.3. The true article of the natureLi Zhi emphasized the individual selfish, which expressed that he utmost advocated "suit it by itself". Reading and writing had become a port for him to convey his personal emotion. To some extent, the region of literature had been a main battle field for his objecting to "false Neo-Confucianism ".Li Zhi made the"childlike heart"as the aesthetic standards of artistic creation and evaluation of works, using natural"truthfulness"interpreted of a life of passion, and really throughout his literary theory. He thought the"childlike heart"is the origin of art; individual's passion is the art itself, and pursued the highest state"nature"of creation. He valued the effect of the article for the society, stressed the unity of works and author's personality. ConclusionLi Zhi esteemed the unify nature beauty of personality and artistic. He upheld the freedom of personal spiritual world and desired to establish self-emotional basis. His works and his spirit will last forever in Chinese history of culture.