A Study On Wang Guowei’s Pure Literature View

Wang Guowei is the first person who proposed the concept of "pureliterature" in modern China. He broke the traditional literary concept,"ManRoad," and pursued the value of literature itself, i.e. the "useless" aestheticvalue. Such a concept runs through his theory construction.From theperspective of literary ontology, he believes that the essence of the literary isthe game of the genius and the talented writers achieve free andnon-utilitarian aesthetics in the games. In the aesthetic visualization, thewriter experiences the combination of feelings and objects and creates theliterature works with true emotions and scene, as well as deep meaning.From the perspective of the subject, he believes that the bounden duty of thewriter is to create the true literature with aesthetic values and pursue the"truth" of the universe and life. Therefore, he holds that either the talentedwriters or the ordinary ones should strengthen their accomplishment inartistic and character aspects, establish the faith "living for the literary life"at the conceptual level and develop the philosophy of life like "Ou Muyaoutlook on life", and thus form the feeling of worrying about the livingthings and the whole world. The highest literary ideal pursed by him in hisliterary views is the realization of a realm of "true feelings" and "truescenery”. The readers get emotional communication that shocks the writerhimself and move them, which brings an aesthetic transcendence to the painof life. This is also the results of his question on the "life issues".Wang Guowei’s pure literature concept can be said to achieve the"consciousness of the literature" and "writer’s awakening" and the change inliterary ideas makes him the pioneer of the "literary revolution". Needless tosay, Wang Guowei to open the concept of the modern transformation ofChinese literature. For the development of the concept of modern Chineseliterature, the concept of his pure literary theory the leading role.