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On The "Civilian Consciousness" Of Liu Zhenyun's Novels

Posted on:2019-04-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:M M WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330545493613Subject:Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
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As a writer in 1980's who often causes the tide and arguments,Liu Zhenyun has an undeniable influence on contemporary literature and literary circles.He shows obvious uniqueness among the other contemporary writers in China.On the one hand,his works looks with the "New Realism Novel","New Historicism Novel" or even "Vanguard Novel" have a variety of similarities,but on the other hand,they are,in essence,different from the various trend and slowly shows the uniqueness of themselves.No matter from the perspective of the history of literature,or from the perspective of literary criticism,grasp of Liu's creation thought and mining is very necessary."Civilian Consciousness" offers this study provides an important path.Liu has been talked about this issue in a series of interviews and express his own "Civilian Consciousness",and his works are always pay the high attention on farmers and the working people.Based on this,use Liu's novels as the study object and "Civilian Consciousness" as the core study question,combine his work with his life experiences,interviews and academic researches.Comb and find its differences with other similar concepts like "Civilian Literature","Folk Standpoint ",etc.in the context of literary history.Jump out of the "New Realism" and "New Historicism"literary criticism mode to study Liu's criticism on the "power","hometown","history" in his work."Civilian Consciousness" as an important thought through liu's creations,its formation is influenced profoundly by the hometown and the central plains culture."Civilian Consciousness" in Liu's works mainly presents in the survival characteristics,the spiritual characteristics and mind needs of civilians three aspects.At the same time,it shows its inherent criticalness in the revelation of power,the question of the history and the thinking of human nature.The "Civilian Consciousness" has made Liu Zhenyun's novels take on the unique connotation,but it also show limitations to some extent.In the current context,Liu's literary writing of civilians is of great significance in contemporary China."Civilian Consciousness" in Liu Zhenyun's novel shows other writers a way or experience to jump out of "modernity narration"consciously to create the Chinese story that belongs to Chinese civilians.
Keywords/Search Tags:Liu Zhenyun, novel, Civilian Consciousness, the survival characteristics, the spiritual characteristics, the mind needs, criticalness
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