The Loyal Defender Of Marxist Theory Of Literary And Art

As a well-known contemporary literary theorist and critic in China,Chen Yong has defended the Sinicization Marxist theory of literary and art which are mainly reflected in the explanation and application of Marxist classic literary and art theory.In terms of clarifying the fundamental principles,Chen Yong combined with the needs of the times and made thorough discussions on significant issues such as literary and art,politics,literary and art reflection theory,and authenticity of the art,which is rich connotation and substance.In the practice of concrete literary criticism,Chen Yong emphasized the use of the class,historical,and aesthetic perspectives to evaluate literary and artistic works,and inherited the classic realist literary and artistic ideas,and advocated that literary and artistic works should be measured from the principles of realism.Chen Yong’s critical practice is a useful attempt to analyze specific literary and artistic phenomena and literary and artistic problems by using the basic principles of Marxist literary and artistic analysis.Chen Yong researched on Lu Xun’s works is a highlight of his literary criticism.Based on Marxist literary and artistic standpoints and viewpoints,he discussed Lu Xun’s realistic literary and artistic thought system and the ideological and artistic value of his novels,which opened a new realm of Lu Xun’s research.Unquestionably,the life-long efforts of Chen Yong for the Sinicization of Marxist literary and artistic theory may have such shortcomings and errors,but they are valuable as a whole.