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The Absurdity Theme Of The Unbearable Lightness Of Being

Posted on:2012-10-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L L ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330338971550Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a novel of the 20th century, which has rich philosophy, unique aesthetic style and controversial text. However the focus of researching just on complicated connotations and art performances.With the popularization of network and the opening of social culture environment ,the researching on the novel present diversification trend,including philosophy, aesthetics, films and TV programs. But for the most scholars,they place extra emphasis on philosophy, and see "existence", "kitsch", "light and heavy," " spirit and flesh" and "betrayal"as the key topics, which have tied the possibility of other topics.Absurdity is the important theme of kundera The Unbearable Lightness of Being ,and owe profound expression in content and formal. Absurdity not only highlights the chaos of background, alienation of interpersonal relationships and struggle of characters on the theme; What is more, through coding mold, reduplicated narration, Polyphonic literary form, kundera realized the art variation of absurdity; And further more, deepen the humanistic consciousness of absurdity from the human point of view, which mainly manifested the spirit of breaking in the pursuit of ego and freedom , the possible exploration of kitsch and humane thinking, also give the absurdity human meaning. As for Kundera, absurdity not only has the existentialism philosophic implications and the aesthetic spirit of literature, but also closely related with the his own unique experience and rational thinking, which place on his ultimate concern to human survival circumstance.
Keywords/Search Tags:The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Absurdity, Existentialism, Human caring
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