Kundera Comparative Study In China

The article use the reception theory and the method of parallel study to go into the relation of Milan Kundera and Chinese literature in the scope of the "relation" concept. "Relation" is not only the main concept of the reception theory but also the concept that parallel study emphasized. In the reception theory,"relalion" determine the position and the influence of writers and their woks, it is also the starting point and ending point of our exploration and examination. In parallel study , "relation" include direct exchange and the relation within the literary works without real relation. The article explore the obvious and hidden relation of Kundera and Chinese literature profoundly and meticulously. In the obvious level, Kundera's introduction in china is compatible with the context of Chinese literature, so he enjoyed popularity in china. In the hidden level, we could see the modernism of our contemporary novel as Kundera's, so we admit him easily.The article contains two parts.PartlrThe reception study of Kundera in china.lt contains two questions. 1 Kundera and Existentialism. It contains two levels.(l)The context of "Existentialism". Each writer depend on his reader's social circumstance and their standpoints, so we should ponder the reception context of Kundera's in china. Kundera have strong political background ,his works are filled with ideological forms. But we have never misread his works because of our Existentialism circumstance. (2) The study of "Existence". The existence in Kundera's works has it's special character. The variety of existence in man's life and the necessity of the novel's existence constitute his character. The study about kundera's existence have uniform and unified character.2 Kundera and Chinese writers. Kundera couldn't become popular in china without the glorification from our writers.lt have two reasons that why Chinese writers took interest in Kundera: (1) The echo of the theme. We had suffered the similar calamity as Kundera had in our history, so Kundera is our good understanding friend;the theme of Kundera's works have national character and the significance of the world view. So he become the object that writers tried to imitate and learn. (2) The different style of writing. The completely different style of writing subverted our writer's tradition view and made a notable impact on writer's creation.Part2:The parallel study of Kundera in china.Through the parallel study between contemporary novels and Kundera's novels,we could find the feasibility of their communication.Wangmeng and Kundera displayed the post-modernism character in their works; Wangshuo and Kundera announced the absurd of the world with their light style of writing;ShiTiesheng and Kundera emphasized the thinking function of their novel; WangXiaobo and Kundera have reflection about the era of autocracy and explain the private humanity coldly. Since writers have similar historical background and the novel have the same modernism, so they have parallel relation.Reception study and parallel study are an integrity, the former is the surface layer, the latter is the internal cause. Reception study is the basis and precondition of the parallel study, Parallel study prove the practicable of Kundera's reception in china. Reception study and parallel study constitute the comparative study of Kundera in china.