Research Novel Creation In Enlightenment Literary Trends

Political novel in late Qing Dynasty and issue novel of "May 4th" are novel trends in the specificperiod. They have some differences, but they have a common feature: they have attentions to theenlightenment of the literature. But, their greatest disadvantage is that they think literature as ameans of disseminating thought and concept. Because they neglect the laws of literature, the worksare lack of aesthetic. This paper researches the political novel and issue novel under the culturalbackground of the enlightenment literary trends, inspects writing changing of the political novel andissue novel under different period's background and explores the changing of concept in novel andthe subsequent influence on the development of literature. So, the literature must pay attention to theproblem: how to balance the aesthetic and the enlightenment.This paper is divided into six parts.ForewordThis section summarizes the research of the enlightenment literary trends, political novel and issuenovel, explains the significance of this paper's topic.Chapter 1The enlightenment is the important issue in modern China.Literature is a reflection of the period. There is a specific social cause. This part mainly researchesthe development of novel, the social environment and some thinkers' theory under the specifichistorical background. First of all, introduce the characteristics of the enlightenment in china. Second,discuss the rise of the enlightenment literary trends, including the emergence of the enlightenmentliterary trends, writing practice and the dissemination. Finally, explore the restructuring of novelconcepts triggered by the impact of the Enlightenment.Chapter 2Political novel is an option for specific period.This part mainly introduces the reasons of the political novel's origination and the spread in thepolitical environment of "national salvation" and "enlightenment" in late Qing Dynasty. Discuss on political novel's influence in expanding novel's themes. Research the influence of political novel innovel's creation and the reasons for the decline of political novel. Think of the influence ofenlightenment literature in the writing of political novel and the politicization of the novels.Chapter 3Issue novel is the new forms of the novel in the new era.This part focuses on the issue novel's writing in the enlightenment literary trends of "May 4th". First,research the emerging environment of issue novel. Second, study some writers and aggregate issuenovel's enlightenment. Third, attend to the shortcomings of the issue novel. Think of the influence ofthe issue novel's trend in the novel's creation.Chapter 4The novel's creation changes in the enlightenment: inheritance and difference between politicalnovel and issue novel.There are three features in the inheritance between political novel and issue novel. First, because ofthe internal consistency of enlightenment literary trends in late Qing Dynasty and "May 4th", theyemphasized the novel's enlightenment. Second, they broke with the traditional novel's writing style.Third, they changed the novel's narrative pattern.There are three features in the difference between political novel and issue novel. First, because ofthe impact of different period, they have the differences in ontology of novels. Second, because ofthe writers' different identity, they are also different in understanding the novel. Third, the writers'enlightenment ideas have been changed from "collectivism" into "individualism", and the maincontents of works also have been changed from "groups" into "personal".ConclusionLiterature and Enlightenment' relation have always been the most important topic in modernliterature. How to balance the relationship between utilitarian and aesthetic of the literature is aconstant topic. "Salvation, enlightenment" is an important feature of the novel's development. Thisfeature runs through the development of the China Modern Literature.