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The Modernity Of Li Jieren’s Lengthy Historical Novels

Posted on:2013-02-27Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z H DingFull Text:PDF
GTID:2235330374969224Subject:Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
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The modernity in the West, specifically, refers to the changes which occurred in the economic, social organizations, the overall system and spiritual life of the West after the beginning of the Renaissance period. It used the spirit of science against religious ignorance, the humanistic spirit against religious theocratic oppression. Chinese modernity derived in the oppression of the Western powers, not deriving from local cultural traditions. But it has its own characteristics, It opposed to the tradition which is not a religious theocracy, but domination of Confucian valueswhich controlled chinese for thousands of years in China.This article explores the modern nature of Li Jieren’s lengthy historical novels, Narrating his anti-traditional art patterns and the construction of modern concepts in the perceptual level,These two aspects very figuratively reflect in the horizontal borrowing of Western fiction art and transcending on the classic novel. Both of which interact with penetration, hard to distinguish each other.His lengthy historical novels are the typical successful combination of Chinese and Western literature.His "Dead Water with Ripples""Beginning of The Tempest "and" big wave " took examples from the form of epic voluminous historical novels in France, focusing on the true description,setting a family as the center point in each novel, with a grand background to describe the history, revealling the law of historical development and nature of the relationships objectively and truly. He attached importance to build a modern sensibility liberation in the emotional level, regarding humanism as a starting point, considering the individual needs reasonable,He also gazed the lower rungs of the body, analying the changes in human nature, to promote a healthy and reasonable human nature, It’s the idea of continuation of the claims that literature is for man in May-Fourth neo-literature, The female image of women revealed a very strong female consciousness. He was beyond Classical historical novel in china, He abandoned the traditional imperial phase view of history. the first is useing the "side of the pen" to write history, He abandoned the traditional historical fiction saga and historical novel mode.Could ever use Non-heroic male image and non-weak female image as the hero of the story.To descriping their fate and Misfortune in the20years from the Sino to the1911Revolution to the broad social life and historical. Creative attitude of his realism, and adhered to restore history objectively, respected for the logic of history and life, not chasing odd. Shaping the typical characters in typical environment.
Keywords/Search Tags:Li Jieren, modernity, lengthy historical novels, Secular, Custom history
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