Comparison Between Rural Works of Shen Congwen and Lu Xun

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10.2991/assehr.k.201215.419How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Rural novels, literary ideals, aesthetic meaning, artistic expression

Abstract

Lu Xun and Shen Congwen are both masters of rural literature in the history of modern Chinese literature. They perceived rural China and interpreted rural culture from their own unique perspective. Although they took different paths, their patriotism about the country are in common. Lu Xun pioneered Chinese rural novels, while Shen Congwen opened up a new field of modern rural novels. Whether it is the theme of cultural criticism and enlightenment, or human care and poetic aesthetics, Lu Xun and Shen Congwen had formed a completely different spiritual context. Lu Xun is the master of “rational” and Shen Congwen is the “emotion”; Lu Xun’ writing is based on realism, and Shen Congwen is based on romanticism. In addition, they have different creative styles. This article compares the thoughts, emotions and art of Lu Xun and Shen Congwen’s local works in several aspects by elaborating the context of Lu Xun and Shen Congwen’s local literature. The author of this paper also clarifies the two genres of Chinese local literature of sensibility or rationality, criticism or aesthetics under the influence of the two writers. The two branches have nearly covered the modern Chinese rural literature of the 20th century.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wanjun Yang
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/17
TI  - Comparison Between Rural Works of Shen Congwen and Lu Xun
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 189
EP  - 192
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201215.419
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.419
ID  - Yang2020
ER  -