论中西小说理论的哲学和美学根基

顾明栋

PDF
Cite
Share

facebook

twitter

google

linkedin

January 2020

Article Contents

Citation: Mingdong GU. The Philosophical and Aesthetic Foundations of Chinese and Western Fiction[J]. Academic Monthly, 2019, 51(11): 127-138. shu

The Philosophical and Aesthetic Foundations of Chinese and Western Fiction

Mingdong GU

Abstract

Fiction studies is now an international subject of research, but studies of fiction theory generally take Western concepts such as mimesis, realism, naturalism and postmodernism as the guiding principle, overlooking non-Western fiction theory and even viewing creative methods that do not conform to the Western counterpart as deficiencies. It is therefore necessary to conduct conceptual inquiries into Chinese fiction and its philosophical and aesthetic foundations. This article intends to examine the conceptual issues of Chinese and Western fiction from a comparative perspective in the context of world literature and probe into the aesthetic foundations of fiction in both traditions. After a comparative study of the aesthetic bases of Chinese and Western fiction, it proposes that fiction aesthetics is a poetic expression of philosophy. In the Chinese tradition, it is the poetic expression of the Tao in the dimension of linguistic art while in the Western tradition, it is the poetic manifestations of the "Form" in Greek philosophy and its variant ideas made possible by mimesis. In both traditions, it is a narratological existence that fuses history, philosophy, and poetry.
- Chinese fiction,
- Western fiction,
- fiction theory,
- narrative aesthetics,
- philosophy
References
Access
1. [1]
  ZHAN Ling . Adolescent Narratives and the Poetic Evolution of Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(3): 166-175.
2. [2]
  SU Tao . The Variations of Lyricism: On Cinematic Adaptations of Shen Congwen's Works in the 1950s. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(3): 185-193.
3. [3]
  HE Jun . Confucius's Paradigm Shaping of Chinese Philosophy. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(8): 56-69.
4. [4]
  SHEN Yifei . Theoretical Genealogies of the Emotional Economy and the Chinese Context. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(7): 129-142.
5. [5]
  LIN Shangli . China's Mission in Constructing Original Theories and Its Methodological Foundation. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(7): 5-11.
6. [6]
  GAO Jianping . Philosophical Reflections on Beauty. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(1): 170-179.
7. [7]
  HU Jun . Three Dimensions of Aesthetic Value from the Perspective of Neuroaesthetics——On the Essence of Beauty and Other Issues. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(8): 184-194.
8. [8]
  LIU Fengjie . “The Flower's Color Become Lucid Immediately”——The Aesthetic Implications and Modern Reverberations of Wang Yangming's “Mind-Thing Relationship”. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(1): 180-193.
9. [9]
  NI Liangkang . The Philosophy of History of “New Idealism” after Hegel: Neo-Hegelianism. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(7): 12-22.
10. [10]
  LI Ting . From The Reproductive Institution to the Fertility Transition in Contemporary China. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(7): 143-156.
11. [11]
  ZHAO Lin , ZHANG Boyu , LIANG Hua . The Relationship Between Monopoly and Innovation in Information Product Markets——A Growth Network Perspective. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(7): 64-76.
12. [12]
  LIU Wei . Several Important Theoretical Issues Needing Further Clarification for the Growth and Expansion of the Private Economy. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(7): 41-53.
13. [13]
  ZHOU Mujun . Between Theory and Empirical Facts: Habermas and the Sociological Debate on the Public Sphere. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(8): 157-170.
14. [14]
  SHI Dan , LI Peng . The Least-Cost Path for Energy Use in the Process of Modernization——Scenario Analysis and Theoretical Examination. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(1): 45-58.
15. [15]
  YANG Dian , DONG Shuhao . The Social Construction of Economic Value——Evidence from Financial Markets, with a Discussion on Building a Valuation System with Chinese Characteristics. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(1): 131-146.
16. [16]
  HE Yuhong , ZHANG Chen . The Transformation of Han Territories' Rule Strategy in the Jin Dynasty and the Identification of China. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(1): 205-216.
17. [17]
  GE Yonghai , PAN Juqiang . Why Regional Literary History in China Becomes a Discipline——Academic Origins,Historical Evolution,and Theoretical Construction. Academic Monthly, 2026, 58(5): 159-173.

Get Citation

PDF

XML

Entire Issue PDF

Article Metrics

Article views: 4827 Times PDF downloads: 11 Times Cited by: 0 Times

Metrics

PDF Downloads(11)
Abstract views(4827)
HTML views(574)

Latest
Most Read
Most Cited

通讯作者: 陈斌, bchen63@163.com

1.
沈阳化工大学材料科学与工程学院沈阳 110142

The Philosophical and Aesthetic Foundations of Chinese and Western Fiction

Mingdong GU

Available Online: 2019-11-01

Abstract: Fiction studies is now an international subject of research, but studies of fiction theory generally take Western concepts such as mimesis, realism, naturalism and postmodernism as the guiding principle, overlooking non-Western fiction theory and even viewing creative methods that do not conform to the Western counterpart as deficiencies. It is therefore necessary to conduct conceptual inquiries into Chinese fiction and its philosophical and aesthetic foundations. This article intends to examine the conceptual issues of Chinese and Western fiction from a comparative perspective in the context of world literature and probe into the aesthetic foundations of fiction in both traditions. After a comparative study of the aesthetic bases of Chinese and Western fiction, it proposes that fiction aesthetics is a poetic expression of philosophy. In the Chinese tradition, it is the poetic expression of the Tao in the dimension of linguistic art while in the Western tradition, it is the poetic manifestations of the "Form" in Greek philosophy and its variant ideas made possible by mimesis. In both traditions, it is a narratological existence that fuses history, philosophy, and poetry.

HTML

Relative (17)

DownLoad: Full-Size Img PowerPoint

Return

The Philosophical and Aesthetic Foundations of Chinese and Western Fiction

Abstract

References

Access

Article Metrics

Metrics

通讯作者: 陈斌, bchen63@163.com

The Philosophical and Aesthetic Foundations of Chinese and Western Fiction

HTML

目录