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On Literature Gesamtorganismu Theory In Western Classical Literature Theory

Posted on:2009-05-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:G D LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360275462070Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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In the West over 2000 year literary criticism history's development . literary Gesamtorganismus theory has always been an important criticism thought which the critics take seriously.It stemed from the ancient Greece,and Concentrates in "Poetics" As the connotation is very rich.it requests the literary works with formally to organically fuse in the content,and emphasis literary works organic integrity.The organic integrity is a important standard that weights great writers and works.Stressed that the literary work the organic integrity is a literature great contribution to literary theory.literary Gesamtorganismus theory is valued by many big critic's since the ancient times,therefore the it has been an influence to very widespread criticism theory.Particularly today which is in food now in literature theory,it's influence and function might not underestimate,and it will promote further literature development and literature research thorough.This article will analycize the organic whole theory completely in various periods from the point of materialism view, and in which the method of historical research and comparative study are fully used in combination.This article focuses on the three experienced development periods of the theory:from ancient Greece and Rome to the Middle Ages;from the Renaissance to the 18th century;from late 18th century to early 19th century.In this paper,the first part of it is mainly about the ideological content and the development of literary Gesamtorganismus theory.The second section includes three chapters,Chapterâ… is the organic whole theory from ancient Greece and Rome to the Middle Ages,in which Aristotle,Horace,Langjinusi and Plotinus are mainly analycized.Chapterâ…¡mainly discusses the organic whole theory during the Renaissance,the neoclassical period and the Enlightenment period.Chapterâ…¢is mainly about the organic whole at late 18th century and early 19th century,especially famous critics in Germany and the United Kingdom Coleridge are studied as subjects. The third part is the conclusion,a brief commentary about the value of the organic whole and it's limitations will be given.In short,the organic whole theory has proved its value in the more than 2,000 years'development.As the further development of the organic whole theory,it will play a more important role.
Keywords/Search Tags:literary Gesamtorganismus theory, Organic integrity, Content, Form
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