Research On Caozhi's Tragical Aesthetic Consciousness

As the representative of the literati during the Jian'an period,Cao Zhi's brilliant talent and regrettable tragic fate were paid attention to by scholars of the past dynasties.Influenced by his unique life experience,he formed his unique tragical aesthetic consciousness,which was mainly scattered in his literary works.His tragical aesthetic consciousness can not only be seen from the social relations and social order at that time,but also has an important influence on the later generations.The present study of Cao Zhi is mainly focused on literature,and less from the aesthetic point of view to explore the significance of his tragical aesthetic consciousness.So it is necessary to study Cao Zhi's tragical aesthetic consciousness from this point of view.This paper first examines Cao Zhi's life and his social era,and then discusses the influence of his tragic fate,character tragedy and era tragedy experience on the formation of his tragical aesthetic consciousness,and explores the causes of his tragical aesthetic consciousness.Through the scattered aesthetic thoughts in his literary works,the main manifestations of Cao Zhi's tragical aesthetic consciousness are extracted,It is mainly summed up in four aspects about "aesthetic empathy";transcend thought;sense of anxiety and rebellious spirit.To discuss the conflict between Cao Zhi's character talent and the patriarchal blood relationship system and his tragic pursuit of aesthetic individualization.Finally,through the unique image and tragic spirit of Cao Zhi's tragic aesthetic consciousness,the significance of Cao Zhi's tragical aesthetic consciousness is studied.