On The Evolution Of Zhou Zuo-ren's Literature Conception

Zhou Zuo-ren's Literature conception changed from Literature of Human to Literature of Human Individualism and then to Idea-expressing Literature. Literature of Human, the creed of the Enlightenment Literature in May 4^th Movement period, includes following contents: The aim of Literature of Human is developing humanism; the opinion of Artistic Idea of Life, which is beyond the argument between Literature Serving Life and Literature Serving Art, stresses that the writers should express their idea freely on the basis of life, as well as concern the involvement of the art beauty; The Literature of Common People, which developed from Literature of Human, embodied the time spirit of May 4^th Movement and the trend of new literature development. The Literature of Human gradually grew into Literature of Human Individualism since 1922, which was maturer in Zhou's literature ideology, embodied in his essence-centered view and historic view of literature. Zhou advocated the artistic beauty of individuals and bodiless utility at that time. For the Idea-expressing Literature part, the writer discussed the conception of it and brought forward the animadversion of Doctrine-carrying Literature, the historic view of Idea-expressing Literature & Doctrine-carrying literature, and the animadversion of Left-wing Literature. Zhou's literary view is complex and particular, it's of necessity to face it rationally and objectively without concerning the political and social elements, and then have a clear recognition of his contribution in new culture and new literary history as well as draw some lessons from it.