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The Greek Spirit Of Kundera's Novels

Posted on:2008-12-15Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q H YangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360215454151Subject:Literature and art
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This is an article on the research about Kundera, who thinks deeply about "Being", in which way he finds the "Reunification" of novels traditionan, looking for Greek spirit to save modern novel ultimately. Kundera' s novels have a keen sense of the Greek tradition: Thinking, philosophy, freedom, happiness, etc. He also realizes his thinking and inherition of the Greek spirit in various ways.The first chapter notes the associated thinking from two tales, one occurs in 2000 years before the other one. This chapter studies the possibility and idea sequences of Kundera' s "Being" thinking. It explores sprit highlights of ancient Greece using an comparison between ancient and modern times.The second chapter studies speculative spirit of Kundera. He pursuits the thinking, free, happiness, Serenity of Greek tradition. In spite of the destiny of 20th century novels face various questions and doubts, K manages to save modern novel using his unique form stubbornly. He calls Greek tradition, thinks about "Being" and "possibility" , and so on. In those ways We find K's aspiration about the returning of Greece spirit. He keep up with his desire even the way of the returning is hard and can't be understand.Chapter III researches the poetic exile of Kundera' s novels and Novel' s special way to achieve its mission. K uses Poetic Narrative to call for the ancient Greece sprit. He thinks about Being and narrates it in unique novel styles. The "polyphony" is not only analysive, but also be a form' s , a subject' s . "Second windows" opens in his novels, it set up and new view sight, make a breakthrough against the single Aesthetics prospects. The conception of "Paths Novel" brings interpretions from another deeper administrative level.Chapter IV is a summary about Kundera's poetic thinking and inheritance of Greece sprit. It' s about Kundera' s Lonely and yearning. His courage is respectable. He' d like to pursuit human freedom and constructe Pastoral for us in the price of loneliness. He thinks about and studies about being, manages to let modern people see light and hope, He is Great consider about this. But reality is not what he can control, plus to the persecution of old, he reveals helpless feelings Inevitably. However, His desire and hope is eternal.
Keywords/Search Tags:Milan Kundera, Greek spirit, being, return, Polyphonic, Pastoral
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