Literary Value

2 I扞~眎~ ABSTRACT Different from scientific cognition, the essence of literary activities belongs to value activities, which is hidden in the Marxist works. This thesis deals with the proposition of literary theory in order to explain the literary nature and phenomena by introducing the theory of value into literary concepts. It also discusses the nature and characteristics of literary value, putting emphasis on the role of subject梬riters or writer-groups, readers or reader-groups. It aims to further the understanding of literary theory. This paper consists of three chapters. Chapter one is on the rationality and necessity of the transition from reflectional method to axiological method to literary theory. The relationship between reflection and value constructs the philosophical basis of the humanities and natural sciences. Nature of literary activities is found by comparison of four aspects: condition, principle, method and process. Chapter two is on the general theoretical characteristics of literary value. The most fundamental idea and category梫alue is a new thing born in the needs?relationship of subject梠bject and a particular product concerning not only object but also subject. The aesthetic attributes are the basis of literary value and the needs of subject determine the literary value. The thesis also meditates on three types of needs: utilitarian needs, aesthetic needs and supreme needs, trying to reveal the law of needs?movement. Chapter tl1q~e is on the idea of literary value connected closer to human抯 practice. Sense of literary value is not the same as �'ense~~ in the ordinary 3 way because the emotion makes sense of value unique. It has stable manifestation but it will finally change. It could not create literary value but it could affect the creation. The thesis then cogitates upon the space of resultant forces such as subject, object and culture. At last the rationality of the criteria for literary value has been discussed deeply. The value criteria are changeable, absolute, complete and conditional. There are three principles to solve the inner contradictory nature of value criteria. The most important yardstick to measure literary抯 development is human development.