"Nostalgic Spirit" And Nostalgic Novels Of Beijing Since 1990s

When people talk about the word "nostalgic",they tend to focus only on its"nostalgic" meaning.However,the subjective selectivity of nostalgic people is also worth noting.In other words,under the influence of different nostalgic spirits or nostalgie ways,writers choose differcnt nostalgic objects and emotional attitudes.The images of Beijing in nostalgic novels,as the "mirror images" of the real Beijing can reflect the changes of the "nostalgic spirit" of the authors in diferent ages.At the same timc,we can also discuss the complex relationship between the "nostalgic spirit"and the social and cultural environment since the 1990s.The nostalgic writing in Beijing is not a new theme in recent years,and there aremany experiences in the history of modern and contemprary literature The nostalgic spirit of the late Qing Dynasty writers is combined with the sorrow of longing to return to glory and the reflection with utopian color For a long time since the May 4th Movement and before the "cultural fever" in the 1980s,nostalgic writing in Beijing has been suppressed.In the 1980s,the Beijing literature craze,with its nostalgic spirit,was characterized by emphasizing knowledge and classical themes.Returning to the nostalgic novels of Beijing since the 1990s,we can divide them into cultural nostalgia,revolutionary nostalgic and youth nostalgic according to the different nostalgic background time.The traditional nostalgic spirit with cultural display as the main color changed twice.The first time was under the influence of Wang Shuo’s revolutionary nostalgic spirit.The nostalgic spirit added political discharm,banter and mixed colors,and began to be closely connected with the market and the media The second is under the influence of youth nostalgia,nostalgia landscape further individualization,diversification,language style further vulgarization.The change of nostalgic spirit is not only the result of the writer’s age and the linear passage of time,but also closely related to the anti-"progressive "trend of thought,the rise of consumerization and mass culture,and the implicit influence of ideology.To be specific,the first kind of "cultural nostalgia" can be divided into the theme of the family and the folk legend,the nostalgic spirit of which roughly continues the cultural display and classlcal style of the Beijing literature craze in the but also has some new changes,such as the positive transformation of the image shaping of the banner man.The second kind of "revolutionary nostalgic" can be divided into the reflective nostalgic of human nature and history,as well as the ambiguous nostalgia with Wang Shuo as a huge turning point where the spirit of nostalgic has a slippery and market-oriented side.The third kind of "youth nostalgia" and the contrast between the past and the present,can be divided into youth nostalgia,and the time more extended contrast between the past and the present nostalgia,their nostalgic landscape continues to expand.When the youth carnival continues the weakness,the nostalgic spirit returns to precipitate with cach passing day In addition,through the careful review of the materials in the text(narrative art,theme,etc.)and outside(book publishing,film and television adaptation,writer’s identity and experience,etc.),the erosion of the spirit of nostalgia by consumerization and the implicit discipline of ideology on the purpose of nostalgia gradually emerge.Through the excavation of the nostalgic spirit in the text and the deep analysis of the connection with the historical background,we can see the significance of the nostalgic spirit of Beijing at this stage and these works in recording the culture of Beijing and enriching the image of the city.We can also see the surface trend of its internal culture display surplus and market consumption digestion of spiritual depth.