Wang Tongzhao’s Choice between the Genres of Old Poetry and NewNovels(PDF)
《南京师大学报》（社会科学版）[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2018年06期
- Page:
- 12-
- Research Field:
- 本刊特稿
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- Title:
- Wang Tongzhao’s Choice between the Genres of Old Poetry and NewNovels
- Author(s):
- LI Yu-chun; LU Wei
- Keywords:
- Wang Tongzhao; old-style poems; new-style novels; generic intertextual percolation; genericdeviation; generic dislocation
- PACS:
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- Abstract:
- Wang Tongzhao is known for his achievement in new literary writings ( in particular novelwriting ), but he was also very good at old literary genres especially ancient Chinese poems. However, Wang’sold-style poems and new-style novels share great commonality in such aspects as the theme, implication,imagery and artistic conception, which constitutes the interaction and intersection of the two new and oldgenres. In the stylistic function, his old-style poems are mostly the works directly showing the author’s innerworld and embodies the characteristic of the traditional Chinese poems which were intended to yanzhi 言志 (literallyexpress the poets’ aspirations ); his new-style novels became his tool to do enlightenment by paying attention tothe society and people’s life, thus fulfilling the long-pursued function of zaidao 载道 ( literally to carry the principle )in Chinese literary tradition. In terms of the religious issues, Wang’s old-style poems are in accordance with theEastern Buddhist culture, while his new-style novels convey the cultural thought of Western Christianity. It issuch differences and divisions that fully display the richness of Wang Tongzhao’s literary world. At differentstages of his life, Wang had different focuses in his literary creation: while he concentrated on old-style poems,he almost did nothing in new-style novel creation or vice versa. This kind of choice between the two literarygenres constitutes a unique artistic feature ( i.e. separation and dislocation in genres ) of Wang’s literary works.This is closely related to the writer’s self-cognition. Comparatively speaking, the old-style poems is more selforiented,mainly expressing the inner mind, while the new-style novel is closer to the times, mainly expressingthe general reason and principle. Therefore, it is safe to say that the choice of genre and style depends on thewriter’s internal world and his external environment.
Last Update: 2018-11-25