literature and literary theory

The theory of literary essence pointed out that the essence of literature was the way to express human emotions and thoughts. Its purpose was to convey human emotions and thoughts through words. The essence of literature was an eternal art that was not limited by time, place, or cultural background. The theory of literary development refers to the historical development of literature as a process of constant evolution. Every era has its own literary tradition and literary form. The development of literature is related to the times, society, politics, culture and other factors, and is also influenced by the characteristics of literature itself. The development of literature was not isolated but intertwined with history, philosophy, art, and other fields.

Literature is a form of art that advances human thought and culture by creating, expressing, describing, and explaining human experiences, emotions, and meanings. The forms of literature included novels, poems, essays, plays, movies, photography, and various other forms of literary works. Literature can be produced and developed in different eras, cultures, and social backgrounds. Its theme and style can reflect the era, culture, and social environment in which the author lives. Literature theory is a discipline that studies literary phenomena and the laws of literary development, including the analysis and explanation of literary phenomena, as well as the study of the historical and cultural background of literary development. The literary theorist tried to analyze the language, structure, theme, style and other elements of literary works to reveal the nature and laws of literature so as to better understand and appreciate literature. In literary theory, the question of what literature is is an important and complicated one. Some literary theories believe that literature is an art form that represents human experiences, emotions, and meanings. Its purpose is to promote the development of human thought and culture. Other literary theories believe that literature is an ideology whose purpose is to influence society and humans by expressing thoughts, emotions, and opinions. In addition, there are also some literary theories who believe that literature is not an art form to express human experience, emotion, and meaning, but an art of creation and performance. Its purpose is to achieve political, religious, or other purposes through artistic means. The question of what literature is is a complex and multi-dimensional question. Different literary theorists have different views. But no matter what literature is, as an art form, the purpose of literature is to promote the development of human thought and culture, to inspire and guide people's thinking and behavior by expressing human experiences and emotions.

The influence of western literary theory on Chinese literature is mainly reflected in two aspects: literary criticism and literary creation. 1. In the aspect of literary criticism, Western literary theory has influenced the way of criticism of Chinese literature. In the traditional Chinese literary criticism, the critics often emphasize it, while the western literary theory pays more attention to it. This kind of criticism had influenced the study and creation of Chinese literature to a certain extent. The influence of western literary theory on literary creation is also reflected in the exploration of literary forms and styles. Chinese literature usually focuses on traditional narrative methods and emotional expressions, while Western literary theory pays more attention to modern literary forms such as modernness and expressionism. The exploration of this literary form had an impact on the creation of Chinese literature, which prompted Chinese literature to explore a broader field of literature. It should be noted that the influence of Western literary theory on Chinese literature is two-way and has also produced some negative effects. For example, the influence of Western literary theory made Chinese literature pay more attention to form and technique and ignore it.

The basic task of literary theory is to provide theoretical support and direction for literary creation. The theory of literature includes literary phenomenology, literary noumenon, literary value and literary criticism. Among them, literary phenomenology mainly studies the historical and cultural background of literary creation and probes into the essential characteristics and laws of literary creation; literary noumenon mainly studies the internal structure and function of literary works and probes into the intrinsic aesthetic value of literary works; literary axiology mainly studies the value and significance of literary works and probes into the influence of literary works on society, life and human destiny; literary criticism mainly studies the process and methods of literary creation and evaluation to provide criticism and guidance for literary creation. In the process of studying literary theory, the basic task is to analyze and explain the phenomenon of literary works, reveal the laws of literary creation, and provide theoretical support and direction for literary creation. Specifically, the basic tasks of literary theory included: 1. To study the historical and cultural background of literary creation and explore the essential characteristics and laws of literary creation; 2. Study the internal structure and function of literary works to explore the intrinsic aesthetic value of literary works; 3. Study the value and significance of literary works and explore the influence of literary works on society, life and human destiny; 4. Study the process and methods of literary creation and evaluation to provide criticism and guidance for literary creation. The basic task of literary theory is to provide theoretical support and direction for literary creation. By analyzing and explaining the phenomenon of literary works, it reveals the laws of literary creation and provides theoretical support and direction for literary creation.

The influence of Western literary theory on Chinese literature was mainly reflected in the following aspects: 1. Regarding the literature creation's method, the western literature theory emphasized the sociality and history of art, believing that art was a mirror that reflected society and history. This method had a profound impact on the creation of Chinese literature, and many Chinese literature thus better expressed human nature and social phenomena. 2. On the theoretical basis of literary creation: Western literary theory puts forward that literature is a reflection of human nature and human nature, and literature is an aesthetic activity. This theoretical basis had a profound impact on Chinese literary creation. Many Chinese literature, emotions, philosophy of life and other topics were better expressed in human emotions and inner world. 3. On the style and form of literary creation: Western literary theories emphasize the variety and innovation of art, and believe that different art forms should learn from each other and integrate. The influence of this style and form is also reflected in the creation of Chinese literature. Many Chinese literature can better express emotions and thoughts. Western literary theories have influenced Chinese literature in many ways. They have not only promoted the development and progress of Chinese literature, but also influenced the literary creation and aesthetic concept of Chinese literature.

The symbolic literature refers to the literary works that express the author's inner feelings, thoughts, and values through symbols and other means. Its basic characteristics include: Symbol is a kind of metaphor. The meaning conveyed by hinting or hinting often surpasses the language itself and has a profound psychological meaning. Symbols are one of the most common symbols in literature. They often appear in poems, novels, plays, and other literary works. 2. Symbol-type literature often constructs the theme and atmosphere of the works through symbols and symbols. These symbols and symbols could be natural elements, animals, plants, colors, light, sounds, and so on. They were often closely related to human emotions, thoughts, experiences, and culture. 3. The way of expression in symbolic literature is often more obscure. The reader needs to have a certain cultural accomplishment and reading experience in order to better understand and understand the symbolic meaning in the works. 4. The works of symbolic literature usually have complex structures and rich meanings. They often need to be read many times before they can be fully understood. The works of symbolic literature have a profound impact on the reader's psychology and emotions, often triggering the reader's resonance and thinking.

Literature was a form of art created by human beings. It used words, language, symbols, and other means to express the author's thoughts, emotions, and values. Literature included novels, poems, essays, plays, and other narrative literature works, as well as non-narrative literature works such as philosophy, history, psychology, and so on. Literature is diverse and inclusive, able to transcend different cultures, languages, and historical stages. The creative process of literature, including conception, writing, revision, and performance, required the author to have rich imagination, creativity, and language skills. The purpose of literature is to convey the author's thoughts and emotions through words, inspire readers 'thoughts and feelings, and promote cultural exchange and understanding. The course of literary theory is an in-depth analysis and study of literature, including literary forms, literary phenomena, literary schools, literary works, etc. It aims to provide readers with more comprehensive and in-depth literary knowledge and understanding.

In literary theory, the theory of representation and the theory of expression are two different theoretical approaches. They mainly discuss how literature can convey information, shape images, reflect life, and express ideas by representing or expressing historical, social, and human topics. The theory of representation advocates that literature should faithfully reproduce the subjects of history, society, and human beings as much as possible and emphasize that literature should express the subjects of history, society, and human beings objectively and fairly. This theory believes that literature should express real history and society through real historical events, characters, places, etc., so that readers can truly feel the atmosphere and appearance of history and society. The theory of expression advocated that literature should express history, society, human beings and other topics through literary images, plots, language and other means. It emphasized that literature should take emotions, thoughts, values and other topics as the theme to resonate with readers through artistic means. This theory believed that literature should convey the author's emotions, thoughts, and values through fictional images, plots, and language to arouse the reader's resonance and thinking. Both theories have their own advantages and disadvantages, but generally speaking, the theory of representation emphasized the objectively and authenticity of literature, while the theory of expression emphasized the subjective and personal nature of literature.

Literature theory was a theoretical framework for analyzing and studying literary works. It usually includes an analysis of the historical background, author, genre, genre, and theme of literary works, as well as how these works reflect social, political, and cultural reality. The development of literary theory can be traced back to the ancient Greek period, but it was formally formed and widely used in the 19th century European cultural studies. At the beginning of the 20th century, with the development of the industrial revolution and the acceleration of social change, literary theory began to expand from a simple cultural study to a broader field of social criticism. In modern times, literary theory had become an important tool for literary research and creation. Different schools of literary theory and theorists have different views and theoretical tools, but they work together to better understand the essence and significance of literature.

The study of literary culture is a comprehensive literary theory that focuses on the cultural significance of literary works and the relationship between literary works and social history and cultural background. Therefore, the study of literature and culture has both an ancient and a new side. In ancient times, literary theories mainly focused on the language, rhetoric, and character images of literary works, ignoring the cultural significance behind literary works. With the development of human society, culture gradually became an important object of literary research. It had been widely developed and applied in contemporary literature and culture. On the one hand, literary culturology continued to explore the cultural significance behind literary works, such as the influence of cultural factors on literary works, the influence of cultural differences on literary works, and so on. On the other hand, literary culture studies also pay attention to the relationship between literary works and social history and cultural background, such as the reflection of literary works on social phenomena, the influence of literary works on cultural inheritance, etc. Therefore, it could be said that literary culturology had both the ancient and the latest side. It not only pays attention to the cultural significance of literary works, but also pays attention to the relationship between literary works and social history and cultural background. It is a mature and young literary theory.