Talk The Concept Of Genius’ Historical Changes In The Western Literary Theory

In the western literary theory in the exposition of genius,“genius is the basic featureof the original” this one viewpoint, has experienced two thousand years of wind and raintransform, more experienced the trend of the times of scour and baptism, in the evolutionand development process has not changed. The originality of this feature in all thecharacteristics of genius has been at the core of the position.But in the two thousand years of history,literary theory of new ideas, new theory toemerge in an endless stream, the mainstream consciousness also produced bigger change,therefore artistic genius idea also produced three major change: the first big change is, byinspiration and imitation to artistic genius idea; second times larger change is, artisticgenius idea from "artistic talent is intense emotion" and "artistic genius imagination " to"artistic talent is intense emotion, imagination and a keen sensibility"; the third largerchanges, artistic genius idea from "artistic talent is intense emotion, imagination and akeen sensibility" to "artistic genius is intuition".From the artistic genius idea development in two thousand years of history, and thecombination of artistic genius idea occurred three bigger change, we can make itsdevelopment summarized as the following three stages: the first stage, the budding periodof ancient Greece and ancient Rome, the literary theory of imitation theory elaboration, proved that the artist ability is not obtained by learning, but by mimicking the impulse,which fully shows the artist’s talent is irrational, which for some literary theorist of artand genius is born laid the foundation; the second period--development period, Longinusin "sublime" of artists of great ideas and strong emotions were concentrated narrative,clearly the strong emotions as the poet’s genius is one of the factors, then artistic geniusidea along this line. Philip Ross flexor LATAs explain art phenomenon puts forwardimagination, and imagination and the artist to link, become the interpretation of artisticgenius idea and method, later literary theorists and continue along this line. Artistic talentis intense emotion and artistic genius is genius imagination become the interpretation ofartistic concept of two major lines; third periods--prosperity, Kant, Plotinus and theromantic imagination artistic genius is along the continuous development, the artistictalent is imagination on prosperity. Diderot and Bacon along the artistic talent is intenseemotion of this development, Hume will feel the force to the inside, then the text on thehome of these views is ceaseless and rich, make artistic genius is strong emotions andfeelings have also embarked on a boom. Postmodern literary theory, intuitionist theemergence and rapid development, a smash hit, intuition and artistic genius are closelylinked, so the artistic genius is intuition is also developing rapidly, quickly move towardprosperity. Thus, artistic genius idea along these three lines goes to prosperity.