The Comparison Of Literary Thought Between Liu Xie’s Wen Xin Diao Long And Horace’s The Art Of Poetry

In the history of Chinese and western literary theories, Wen Xin Diao Long and The Art Of Poetry all has a significant influence in literature theory. Although their creation time differ hundreds of years, Liu Xie and Horace accepted different thought origins, both theoretical works have similar points in writing purpose, the research object, theoretical basis and expression way, they also have common point of view in paper writing,especially for the function of the role of poet and literary aspects are relatively similar, so we can compare their literary thought.Wen Xin Diao Long’ purpose of writing is to comb the literature and provide guidelines for creation of the poet; The Art Of Poetry is to introduce writing method to Roman nobleman, so that they have in common. Of course, other aspects such as motivation, Liu Xie and Horace has a different starting point. After understanding the writing purpose, then to study their research object and range, although the two theory study is not very consistent, but they are both based on the study of literature, so we can compare them.Wen Xin Diao Long and The Art Of Poetry have similarities in the writing purpose and the object of study, their theoretical basis and discourse also have similar expressions.Attention creator’s subjective aspects, especially the emotional, as well as the application of compromise ideas, are the same as the theoretical basis; Both has the general characteristics of poetry on the express way. Of course, they have differences in structure and language.The body of the literary thought of Liu Xie and Horace is writing theory. Liu Xie and Horace have similarities in theory of artistic conception, the beauty of the whole structure and the theory of article thesis of Tong Bian issues. They think that artistic conception is the result of external things touches, article structure must remain consistent, complete literature must be able to pass to maintain continuance and development. In details, they also have differences, for example, Liu Xie pay more attention to natural of touches of the poet’s emotion.But overall, they still have each other in the theory of creative invention of the place.Writer is one of the four elements of literature, Liu Xie and Horace has focused on the poet’s culture, they all thought that the poet’s accomplishment must include congenital endowment and acquired skills, requires poets to keep learning. In culture especially the poet’s poet is discussed, and the skill training, they also evaluated the poet, as a theorist and the reader’s double reveals the poet’s role. Explore the writers into to the literature discussion, literary works is both a carrier of the writer and the crystallization of the wisdom of thinking, through the function of literature study, which is the result of the prior to the creation of a review, and provides guidance for our today’s literature development.In short, careful comparison of literary thought and writing betweem Wen Xin Diao Long and The Art Of Poetry is an in-depth discussion of ancient Chinese and western literary theory and view, and also provide theoretical sources for our today’s literature development and practical guidance.