Standing On The Edge Of The Intellectual Life And Describe - On The Novel By Yang Jiang "bath"

As a scholarly writer and liberalist intellectual, it seems that Yangjiang always prefers to stand outside the main trend of the times to portray the worldly affairs and people from her point of view with witty humor and moderation.This article first establishes the general artistic style, which is characterized by "marginal narration" and "witty creation", and makes an arrangement on it."Marginal narration" actually is a "historical concept" in comparison with the propositions and creations affirmed and advocated in different periods. Marginal narration means the writer's refusal toward arbitrariness of the central utterance and his defense of the independence of an individual sprite, which provides a valuable reference for studying the merits and demerits of a mainstream literature.In Chinese modern literature still exists a tendency that emotion is out of proportion to reason. Works usually are overwhelmed in lingering and sentimental mood. "Witty creation"means that the writer uses her knowledge and reason to inspect human life, to probe into weakness of human nature, to ponder over existential predicament as an enduring question for study. Such a kind of works is narrated in a calm way using reason to control emotion, which has a philosophic flavor. Under the help of the frame, we choose the representative work ofYangjiang ---- the novel "Bathing" as the text to be analyzed. Thisarticle employs and focuses on the novel and unique point of view, deep thoughts and implication, and natural and vivid characterization, as well as sad and not sentimental, falsehood vs reality interrelated aesthetic mood. It is believed that "Bathing" possesses both modern consciousness and classical interest, which is a modern reconstruction re-construction of traditional novels. Though the above synthetic analysis on the features of Yangjiang's works, we have a further and substantial idea of the value and charm of "marginal narration" and "witty creation".In the end, this article makes an emphasis on the special meaning of reviewing Yangjiang and her works in the present sound and impetuous Chinese literary circle.