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The Concept Of Literary Aesthetics Huainanzi Prose Artistic Value Study

Posted on:2009-05-24Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S D DouFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360245462582Subject:Ancient Chinese literature
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Although "Huainanzi" which is in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty is a great work, the King of Huainan area Liu An's "rebellion" and many ideas of Taoist thought and out of harmony of Confucian ruling thought afterwards let the masterpiece pass into silence. This paper studies the important value of "Huainanzi": concepts of literary aesthetics and artistic value of prose.1. An summary of Liu An and "Huannanzi"As feudal nobility, the growth experience, the background and political activities of Liu An are closely related to his academic achievements. Liu's life can be divided into three periods: period of designating marquis, period of political and academic activities and period of the failure "rebellion". The historical background of creating "Huainanzi": socio-economy is from depressed to recovery; the strategy of managing state affairs is from feudal to centralized; the thought of managing state is from Taoist thought to the overwhelming Confucianism; academic cultural is from openness to rejection of other schools.Writing purposes, compilatory system, title author, the note and research; "Huainanzi" Taoist thought and political ideals of "Huainanzi".2. Concepts of literary aesthetics in "Huainanzi"Although "Huainanzi" is intended to provide a new point of view to the new Han Dynasty for the administration of the country and public affairs based on Taoist thought, because the author Liu and guests are learned bookman, they construct the new literary aesthetics taking Taoist thought as the core through integrating Taoist thought of Han Dynasty on the basis of inheriting and incorporating the Pre-Qin Taoism literary aesthetics. Those thoughts almost include our modern sense of the literary and artistic aesthetic thinking of the full content. Some even explore the nature and law of literary aesthetics. The theory of literary and artistic creation: the origin of literature and art; the rethinking of the relationship between contents and form The theory of literary and artistic creation: "King-shaped" ideology in the aesthetics of literature and art. the theory of literature and art appreciation: understanding and sympathy. The theory of literary style: advocating natural harmonious beauty.3. Artistic value of prose in "Huainanzi""Huainanzi" has no intention at this text, but "the language must express thought. the thought must pass language to express""Preface":" proposes the com made by the Road and put things were made by the combination of elaborate thought and illustrate fact that is acreative perspective using both theoretical illustration and description of examples. It elaborate repeatedly and extensively demonstrate in order to explain the profound things in a simple way and suit both refined and popular tastes. There is a large number of quotation, collections induces,and creation of fables in "Huainanzi". It write "compositions" by making Fu; borrows reasoning methods from metonymy; demonstrates sharply; a large number of myths and legends are for the demonstration of political theory services; deconstruction figures which are divinity and humanity of the myth of the legendary to manage the society.
Keywords/Search Tags:"Huannanzi" Political ideal, Concepts of literary aesthetics, Art of prose
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