A Study On "Purification""Sublimate""Pseudo-sublimate"-key Words Of View On Western Literature Function

“Purification”“Sublimate”“Pseudo-sublimate” has the important position in the development of western literary theory.This paper use “Purification””Sublimate”“Pseudo-sublimate” as example,analysis literary function's cultural context,mainly discuss the different forms of literary works on the audience's psychological function.We can found that tragedy can arouse the audience's pity and fear through the characters and plot arrangements.Pity and fear raises the spirit of the audience and makes audience's pity and fear relaxed.The form of tragedy originates from the ancient Greek Dionysian festival,tragedy's performance form in the theater make actors and audience back to the Dionysian,the actor shares his emotions with the audience,the audience get purification.“Sublimate” is based on psychoanalytic theory,Freud believed that the artist has a sublimation powerful,they can transform their daydreams,they used literary skills in writing in order to get spiritual satisfaction.In the process of reading the text,the reader enters a private aesthetic dialogue relationship,they rely on imagination to make their desires get sublimation.“Pseudo-sublimate” is based on mass society and industrial production.,the mass has great demand for cultural goods because of superstitions about enlightenment,the culture industry in under the command of ideology establish production standards,movies,TV plays and other cultural goods provide “Pseudo-sublimate” for the mass,make the mass have temporary satisfaction,and weaken the spiritual strength of the masses.Through the study,we can find the spiritual function of literature is related to social life.The citizens of ancient Greece and the city-state acted as a community of interests,which makes the tragedy's purification has a strong political meaning.“sublimate” emphasizes the individual's satisfaction,and instinctive sublimation achieve highly advanced civilization.The “Pseudo-sublimation” of the culture industry has made great profits for the bourgeoisie while giving the mass false pleasures.