Shallow And Depth Of Infant Literature Of China 1949-2009

Infant literature is children's literature with the most striking features. As an important part of the children's literature, the development of infant literature plays a most important part to the overall development of children's literature. In the 20th century, with the world of children's literature into a golden age of the development of the background, Chinese infant literature is also in the period of prosperity and development. But in modern society, people attach great importance to infant literature of the early education, parents and children to read, and also doubted the depth of infant literature. The purpose of this paper is selected 1949-2009 have a certain representative of the infant literature works, and with two kinds of scales of"shallow"and"depth", to prove that infant literature is not only described as"easy", it also is a great wisdom and has profound connotation of literature. The real infant literature works have both"shallow"and"depth".This paper analysis from four aspects of the main theme of infant literature works the image style, the form of works and the language. The theme of infant literature is into three parts of moral, knowledge and entertainment. The shallow theme of subjection to express in words of just shouting the yelling of slogans, conversely, on the theme of the writer expresses deep more emphasis on children in love and interest to the promotion of their emotional experience. On the subject of in-depth understanding, some of the author came into a major trap that tragedy is subject to a depth. In a large number of tragedy infant literature works, <Little Tadpoles on The Rock> is the most attention, and is often taken as a tragic example of tragedy infant literature. Paper etc for discrimination that there are love and warmth behind of the tragic death in infant literature works. Those works who are lack of the continuation of love can't call a good work. The image in infant literature may be summed up as "flat" and"slight"and it is based on the cognitive ability and capacity of infants'consideration. As the modern forms of infant literature, the infant picture book has separated as an independent from children literature in recent years. The infant picture book use two medium both the language and art for the creation of literary world. Abundant picture book is the "life's first book," in the process of infants'development of a special role. Especially in the picture book, pictures will not only as words, has its own deeper meaning. "Easy" was the greatest characteristic of infant literature language, the words"easy"under the scope of the best expression of rich connotations. Conclusions were enumerated some questions of picking infant literature works of editors and publishers. They should give full consideration the capacity of the children to become more professional eye in choosing appropriate works.The infant literature of China in 1949 to the 21st century, has taken a long process of development and also being explored before. As the real first literature, the infant literature has been the most influential part in children's literature. It would carry more and more concern and attach more and more importance of the society. We may foresee the glorious future of Chinese infant literature.