| The concept of “literariness” is one of the most important concepts in literary theory since the 20 th century.It is generally believed that it was proposed by Jacobson,one of the founders of Russian formalism.However,this view has been questioned by some scholars in the academic circle.Some scholars believe that“literariness” is a concept constructed by American scholar Erlich when he translated and introduced Russian formalism literary theory to Anglo-American academic circles.It is the product of the integration of formalism literary theory and Anglo-American literary theory.After the 1970 s,the concept of “literariness” was confused with the concept of “literary essence” in western literary circles.Since China’s reform and opening up,the concept of “literariness” has entered China.Chinese literary theorists ’understanding and construction of the concept of “literariness” has the appeal of localization and the color of personalization,which makes the concept of“literariness” more complicated.This article will briefly sort out the concept of“literariness” from multiple perspectives,focusing on its role in the construction of Chinese literary theory and the new construction of the concept of “literariness” by Chinese scholars,and discuss its problems and deficiencies in Chinese literary theory.This thesis is divided into four chapters.The first chapter briefly combs the construction and development process of the concept of“literariness”in the West.Jacobson put forward the term “literariness” in “Russian New Poetry.” Ehrlich constructed it as the core concept of formalism literary theory from the perspective of the historical development law of literary theory,and then through the interpretation of structuralism,deconstruction and other theoretical schools,the connotation and extension of the concept of “literariness” are constantly enriched.The second chapter briefly reviews the dissemination and acceptance process of the concept of “literariness” in the new period of China.The concept of “literariness”was introduced into China with the dual perspectives of British and American literary theory and Russian formalism literary theory.Chinese scholars’ understanding of it has the appeal of localization in the new period,which has caused some confusion for Chinese scholars to understand the concept of “literariness”,but this does not affect the concept of “literariness” to immediately participate in the process of modernization of Chinese literary theory after entering China.On the basis of the first two chapters,the third chapter analyzes several problems in the study of the concept of “literariness” in Chinese literary circles,mainly involving the understanding and understanding of the concept of “literariness” in different theoretical backgrounds,the debate on the spread of “literariness,” the research on the origin of the concept of “literariness” in Chinese literary circles,and the new construction of the concept of “literariness” by Chinese scholars under the prevalence of postmodern anti-essentialism.These studies have had a profound impact on our understanding of the concept of“literariness”.The fourth chapter is a brief analysis and exploration of the contribution and legacy of the concept of “literariness” to the construction of literary theory in the new era of China. |
