The Spirit Of The Game, For Children's Literature

The "spirit of the game" is a focus topic of the study of childhood. Its aesthetics and functions are the main values of Children's literature. The "spirit of the game" is also very important to the improvement of basic children's literature theory.This dissertation has two parts. It discusses the relationship between the "spirit of the game" and children's literature. Part I is the ontology of the dissertation. Besides for the exploration of history and research of the "spirit of the game", Partâ… places emphasis on discussing the aesthetics and functions of the "spirit of the game" in children's literature. Partâ…¡is the analysis of works. It verified the aesthetic values of the "spirit of the game" in children's literature by analyzing some works.In this dissertation, it has several innovative features:(1) It first uses the theory of philosophical hermeneutics to explain the "spirit of the game" in children's literature and put forward that self-expression is the deep motivation of the "spirit of the game". (2) It explains the "spirit of the game" is the "core value" of children's literature through the study of the relationship between the "spirit of the game" and children's literature. (3) It first identifies that the "spirit of the game" has two levels, "surface level" and "deep level". This identification separates the "spirit of the game" into different ambits. (4) The aesthetic system of the "spirit of the game" was discussed by analyzing "children's ideas", "children's imaginations", and "children's humor". (5) It discusses inurbanity and superficiality of applying the "spirit of the game" in current children's literature, which gives alertness to the reality.This dissertation is an important paper of studying the relationship between "children's literature" and the "spirit of the game". It does not only positively discuss the impact of the "spirit of the game" on the development of the basic theory of children's literature, but also shows its values in the reality, in turn, it could benefit for the prosperity of children's literature.