The Study Of Wang Meng's Literary Ideas

Wang Meng is a remarkable master in the contemporary literature field, with new works every phase. The works are characterized by varied styles, profound ideas and tough spirits. Thus, his works could provide various reading experiences for contemporary readers and also capture the attention of literary circle. He not only writes himself but also achieves a lot in the field of literature theory. He proposes"three-element literary theory,"advocacy of artistic instinct"theory,"literary influence on soul"theory,"subjective and objective style"theory , which are all his distinctive understandings and interpretations of literature.The paper covers Wang Meng's literary ideas from four angles. Firstly, his writing theory includes the subject and object of writing, principle of extensive reality and multi-element representing methods;Secondly, his style theory talks about the implication of style that is the display of writer's personality elements of style, and multi-element and main element of style. The last item means styles vary, because of different phases and writers;Thirdly, literary function theory discusses that literature could influence on soul, realize the truth entertain and satisfy people fancifully; Fourthly, his essence of literature theory refers to social phenomenon,cultural phenomenon,life phenomenon ,and concludes there is no standard definition of literature.The paper emphasizes the first and second parts.