Lin Yutang's Literary Views Of Personality

In 20th century of Chinese literature, Lin Yutang is a special character. He is the right person who has the western culture and spirit, lifting up "personality literature" highly, during the high tide of counter- traditional in 30's domestic literature.In Lin Yutang's prose theory, "humor", "formal personality", "leisureliness and comfort" is its three important concepts. This article reveals "formal personality" not only is one literature advocated in Lin Yutang, also is the criterion which the manner handles matters, and even is the conjunction of man in mind. Therefore, this article first discusses the background and the reason of Lin Yutang's "formal personality", and then analyzes the view of personality which was rebuilt by Lin Yutang himself, through a comprehensive study, after absorbing the tradition and the external culture and finally analyzes the view of personality in the Lin Yutang prose creation practice.Besides the introduction and the conclusion, this article is composed by four parts:The first part, discusses the background and opportunity of Lin Yutang's view of personality. The paper launches from the following three aspects. In the political pattern, after 54 ebb tide, the warlord comes on stage, the writers cover in the high-pressured terrorist atmosphere; In the social environment, in Shanghai~the multiplication city, the immigration element, the publication industry prosperous, the appearance of the free writers' system, the cafe, Sharon is mostly popular, the corresponding reader group existence, all has provided the suitable air and rich soil for Lin Yutang's literature of "formal personality". In the cultural environment, in the 20's literary area, some written were carrying on the short essay theory exploration and correspondingly has put to the creation practice.The second part explains Lin Yutang's view of personality to inherit of choice between the traditional culture and the western culture. Lin Yutang is good at absorbing the nutrient from traditional and the western culture. China's traditional view of personality, the mind of Taoism culture thought has agreed with Lin Yutang's nature candid mind; The sincere, kind and comfortably of the English essays have become the suitable style of Lin Yutang .In the expressionism to the individuality free ad vocation as well as non-utility art advocated caused Lin Yutang to find the intimate friend.The third part explains the view of personality of Lin Yutang's newly rebuilt construction. Lin Yutang's view of personality disperses in his article. And also it doesn't remain to bring. Both the modern intellectual's judgment and the western culture system have all affected Lin Yutang's understandings to the traditional culture of China. Lin Yutang's view of personality cannot be purely regarded as the traditional repetition, but a kind of newly built construction.The fourth part analysis the view of personality in Lin Yutang's prose creation practice. His attitude to life is natural condition existence, respecting perseverance of a person, enjoying the daily life, It is this kind of trivial thin daily family activities the Lin Yutang had found "the soul" of realization way. But this kind of kind of comfortable literary style formation of Lin Yutng needs not knowledge, but also the aloof mood, and the joyful philosophy of life.