Liu Xie, the author of Wen Xin Diao Long, believes that the development and change of literature will eventually be influenced by the times and social and political life. In Shi Tong, he said that "literary changes affect the world, and the ups and downs depend on the time series". In Shi Tong, Tong Bian and Cai Lu, combined with the changes of political fashion and the characteristics of the times, he discussed the reasons for the ups and downs of literature from ancient times to Jin Dynasty and evaluated the writers' works. For example, he said that the style of Jian 'an literature was "rough and full of enthusiasm" because of "world chaos, wind decline and vulgar resentment"; The proliferation of metaphysical poems in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was determined by the social fashion of "emphasizing metaphysics" at that time. I noticed the decisive influence of social politics on the development of literature. Not only that, he also noticed the inheritance relationship of literary evolution. From this perspective, we opposed the bad tendency of "striving for the present and ignoring the past" at that time. These are very valuable.
Modern significance:
"Wen Xin Diao Long" has inevitable historical limitations, especially Confucianism such as "Jing Zong" and "Zheng Sheng" has had many negative influences on its literary theory. But this does not prevent it from becoming a veritable and insightful monograph in the history of China's literary theory criticism. It is a very valuable legacy in the history of China's literary theory criticism, and it has been paid more and more attention by theorists in many countries around the world.
Introduction:
Wen Xin Diao Long is a literary theory monograph written by Liu Xie, a literary theorist of the Southern Dynasties in China, with a systematic theory, rigorous structure and detailed discussion. The book was written in 50 1 ~ 502 (Yuan Di, Zhongxing, the second year of Nanqi). It is the first literary theory monograph in the history of China's literary theory criticism (Zhang Xuecheng's Poems on Literature and History). The book *** 10, with 50 articles (originally divided into upper and lower parts, 25 articles each), is based on Confucius' aesthetic thoughts and adopts Taoist thoughts. It holds that Taoism is the origin of literature, saints are models for scholars to learn, and "Confucian classics" are models for articles. The formation of a writer's creative personality can be summarized in four aspects: talent, spirit, knowledge and learning. "Wen Xin Diao Long" also systematically discusses the relationship between the form and content of literature, inheritance and innovation, and emphasizes the basic characteristics of the concrete image of artistic thinking activities in the process of exploring and studying the concept of literary creation, and initially puts forward the problem of image thinking in artistic creation; I have a more conscious understanding of the artistic essence and characteristics of literature, which has created a precedent for studying literary thinking with images. This paper comprehensively summarizes the aesthetic achievements before Qi and Liang Dynasties, and makes a detailed exploration and discussion on the aesthetic essence of language and literature and the aesthetic law of creation and appreciation.
About the author:
Liu Xie (about 465-520), whose name was Yanhe, was a literary theorist and critic in the history of China, who lived in Nanliang during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Han nationality, Jingkou (now Zhenjiang), Dashenzhuang (now Liu Zhuang, Shen Da), Dongguan Town, Juxian County, Shandong Province. He used to be a county magistrate, an infantry captain and a palace official, and he was quite famous. In his later years, he founded (North) Ding Lin Temple in Fulaishan, Juxian County, Shandong Province. Although Liu Xie holds a variety of official positions, his name is not disclosed by the government, but recorded in the literature. The novel Wen Xin Diao Long established his position in the history of China's literary criticism.