On Wang Anyi’s Novel Theory

Today,as critical theories become increasingly academized and philosophical,Wang Anyi’s theory of novel criticism has entered the public’s field of view.With her unique narrative and critical ideas,the consistent abstract theoretical concepts have suddenly become friendly and vivid to the people.It can be said that Wang Anyi’s novel theory is a clear stream,quietly flowing in the complex critical circles,so that scholars can escape the school of strife and return to the tranquillity of the mind.Wang Anyi as a novel creator,she put forward the novel theory is summarized from the perspective of the writer,compared with those of professional novel theorist theory will have different characteristics.On the one hand,Wang Anyi’s novel theory On seriously practicing the method that comes from practice to practice,proving their theoretical achievements with their own creation,so as to complete mutual proof.On the other hand,while inheriting and developing the Chinese traditional novel theory,her novel theory actively integrates the western theoretical analysis and constructs her own novel theory in the process of continuous reflection and study.This kind of novel theory is more general and comprehensible,also can touch the human heart,can achieve the real meaning of interpretation.The late 1980 s was the initial stage of Wang Anyi’s novel theory.Only in 1988,she published "I read the novel","the material part of the novel",and "what is the story?" in each of the papers and periodicals,in which she published "I read the novel","the material part of the novel",and "what is the story?" Her novel theory has gone through more than 20 years,and it has become a remarkable achievement in her creative achievements,such as a series of important theoretical articles,such as "what is the Story?" and other important theoretical articles,which continue to go through more than 20 years in her novel theory.This article will start from her main theoretical works,writing talks,dialogues and speeches,and combine her literary works to complete the study of her novel theory,and then find out the shining points and shortcomings of her theory.This paper consists of three parts: introduction,text and conclusion.In the introduction part,the author makes a brief analysis and summary of Wang Anyi’s theory of novels in the literary world,including the general situation,the significance of the research and the way of thinking when the author writes the thesis.The text is divided into four parts,from the four theoretical branches of novel theory-essentialism,creation theory,composition theory,appreciation theory to carry on the in-depth analysis to Wang Anyi’s novel theory.The first part is Wang Anyi’s theory of the essence of his novel.Wang Anyi redefined the novel with her unique perspective and astonishing courage.She defined the novel as an individual’s "spiritual world," a world that has some internal connection with our real world.Wang Anyi likened it to the relationship between architecture and materials.On this basis,she points out that the construction of the "spiritual world" is essential in addition to the necessary framework materials such as language,plot and so on,as well as the internal materials such as thought,emotion and so on.This part is the core of all her theories,and Wang Anyi built his own castle of novel theory.The second part is Wang Anyi’s theory of novel creation.Wang Anyi had a deep understanding of the novel creation,and put forward two important creative theories in the process of his creation.One is the theory of "documentary and fictional",which was once praised by Wang Anyi as a method of creating the world.She regards "fiction" as the essence of her novel creation.From her later creation,she can see that she attaches great importance to this theory.At the same time,Wang Anyi also created an experimental novel of the same name,documentary and fictional,on the basis of which,the success of the novel can be said to be the best proof of her theory.Another theory is her "four don’t" creative principle,and this is her.The core of novel creation,this theory reflects her rebellion to traditional novel creation theory,and provides a new way for novel creation.The third part is Wang Anyi’s theory of composition of novels.Wang Anyi believes that the story is a necessity to construct the novel,"A story itself contains a way to tell the story." If the story is unique,then the story will be told in a unique way." When the story comes to the world,it has determined its appearance and the future of its life.In addition,on the method of storytelling,she believes that the creator needs to master some skills,that is,to achieve the unity of thought and material,the unity of form and content,these skills are also the focus of Wang Anyi’s discussion.Through this part of the content,we will construct the structure of Wang Anyi.Dong’s "mind" architecture has a more microscopic understanding of her theoretical structure will have a clearer understanding.The fourth part focuses on Wang Anyi’s theory of appreciation of novels.As the road of creation matured,Wang Anyi also read a large number of books in addition to his creation,which not only helped enrich the content of her novel theory,but also enabled her to develop a pair of bright eyes from her voluminous works.Refine one’s own unique appreciation theory."to find a major door" was put forward by her in the analysis of works with a large system and complex plot and emotion.In view of these works,she believes that the most important thing is to find an important door.The proposal of this method can be said to provide a shortcut for the connoisseurs of the works to analyze their works.And the abandonment of the background material,the shape of the work.The presentation of the simple appreciation method has exerted a profound influence on the contemporary literary world.Although some views have its one-sided features,its unique appreciation method has brought fresh vitality to the stereotypical critics.The conclusion part summarizes the significance and value of Wang Anyi’s novel theory through the contents of the above four chapters.