| Chinese society entered the new era of the reform and opening up and ideological emancipation with the symbol of truth standards discussion and the Third Plenum of the CPC, Chinese contemporary literature also entered the "new era" of historical development, the special style, that is essay also gained new historical opportunity of development. On July 10,1980, New Observation resurrected, adhering to the concept of "Magazine towards Readers, Modernization, World and Future", publishing a large number of excellant essays, which is beneficial to the inspiration and ideological emancipation, not only make outstanding contributions to the revival and development of Chinese essays in new era, also use their power to the reform and opening up of Chinese society and ideological emancipation. Therefore, the research of New Observation is conducive to help us understand and evaluate the achievements and experiences of Chinese essays during the times, also get a better understanding of the process of reform and opening up and ideological emancipation.Through the systematic elaboration of eassyas in New Observation in the 1980s, the paper discusses the position and influence of New Observation in the creation of Chinese essays, probes into the inner relations of New Observation and reform and opening up and ideological emancipation. The paper is divided into three chapters. The first chapter analyses and elaborates the status and influence of New Observation in Chinese essays in the 1980s combining with the whole background of renaissance and development of Chinese essays. Chapter two analyses the theme and subject of eassys in New Observation, futher discusses the inner relations and interaction with reform and opening up and ideological emancipation, combining with the big events and specific essays related to Chinese politics, ideas and cultures in the 1980s. Chapter 3 analyses the specific cases of three outstanding writers- Yan Xiu, Shu Zhan and Shao Yanxiang and discusses the ideas, artistic characteristics and value of essays in New Observation. |
