A Study On The Influence Of Modern Publishing On Autobiography Of Authors In The 1930s

Autobiography in in the 1930’s is a pinnacle in modern biography history of China. Almost all the writers wrote one short or long autobiography at that time, biography hot phenomenon appeared in the literary world. Many autobiography published after blockbuster, writer autobiography became one of the favourite books people read. Not only it had large number of publication and large social impact, but also significant progress had been made in its form and content. Reviewing the creation of writer’s autobiography in the thirties, the effect of modern publishing is inevitable. This article analyzes development and change trajectory of autobiography in the 1930’s in modern literature from the perspective of modern publishing.First of all, the first chapter of this thesis analyzes the reasons why autobiography was so popular in the context of modern publication prosperity in the 1930’s. Involvement of the published literature and its great influence, publisher’s interest in autobiography, a follower of commercial competition and mass production, an establishment of professional writers are thought to be four main reasons.In the second chapter, this thesis conducts a typical analysis of several publishing and marketing methods of modern publication promoting autobiography in the 1930’s by means of restoring the historicalscene, which mainly are celebrity and the collective effects that "biography series" use, effect of newspapers and serial mechanism in grabbing market rapidly, creating and publicizing a typical character Xie bingying.Influence of modern artisticcreation within the publication of writer autobiography is mainly discussed in the third chapter. A large number of Western classic Autobiography compilation and publication and its story-like writing method leaded Chinese writers wrote many articles marked by details and scenes. When the readers awareness enhanced, better communication with readers confess-mentalizing about themselves became popular and structure of the autobiography climax mode under the constraints of serial mechanism are three key objects to be expounded.Finally, it’s the reflection on the influence of modern publishing on autobiography in the 1930’s. Despite the plenty of autobiography and its considerable social impact at that time, its overall artistic achievement is debatable.