Study Of Acceptance History Of A Tale Of Cat City

A Tale of Cat City by Lao She is a controversial work. There are mixed reviews about the works, and debate about the works started from1930s till today,80years after the works produced. Even the writer himself had different comments on the works in different periods. As time goes by, there are more and more researchers at home and abroad including USA, Russia, Japan, France, Hungary are studying the works.Based on the reception theory of aesthetics, the horizon of expectation of the readers or author has considerable influence on the formation and change of the works. This fusion and alienation of the horizons of expectation influenced A Tale of Cat City a lot. Starting from the horizon of expectation, the thesis studied acceptance of A Tale of Cat City in different periods and different countries. In addition, reflection of the author on the acceptance history of A Tale of Cat City, it discussed the uniqueness and typicality of A Tale of Cat City in the diachronic vision changes.The first chapter focused on acceptance of A Tale of Cat City at home. Based on the review articles, evaluation of literature history and Lao She’s reflection in different periods, and recomposition of the drama of A Tale of Cat City, the changing process of fusion, alienation, modification, reflection of horizon of expectation of more than80years was studied and analyzed.The second chapter mainly traced the acceptance in foreign cultural context of A Tale of Cat City. Through analyzing the achievements of acceptance research in USA, Russia, Japan, France, Hungary etc., specific significance was discussed.Through the following five most controversial aspects:insinuate or even attack revolutional political party, excessively analyze national characters, exagerate or prospect, extreme depressed sad tone and art failure, Chapter3evaluated, reflected and discussed the generation, modification and improvement of review of acceptance.The history of acceptance of A Tale of Cat City for more than80years showed that recipients with strong subjective aesthetic view opened the mind of successors, meanwhile, their horizons of expectations were transferred to fixed vision and modified, improved with the times. It upgrades the research of A Tale of Cat City.