Summary: | 博士 === 世新大學 === 中國文學研究所 === 107 === Throughout the history of Chinese literature in the 20th century, Shen Congwen is definitely a very famous writer. Although the novel was once banned, his works still stand out in the vast field of literature. The main reason is that his works are merged by the dual qualities of literary value and human reflection.
Specifically, in the course of his life, he can appropriately take materials and tailor them, while maintaining his unique personality and human value in literary creation. This unique personality and humanity value, through his admiration for human nature, always give the reader a specific and far-reaching aesthetic feeling. At the same time his article further provides the reader ambition and motivation to yearn for humanity.
The Xiangxi world, which is embodied in Shen Congwen's works, carries the beautiful, simple and plain human characteristics of the hometown, and then shows the unconscious humanity that is oppressed and silently endured. He skillfully guides the reader to feel the humanity of the infinite worship on the gods and witches. It simultaneously reveals the humanistic dark side of the urban people who were exposed to the atmosphere of the city.
Literature is human science. Shen Congwen leads the readers to the Greek temple of true, kind and beautiful humanity in a wonderful and smooth brushwork. The pursuit of humanity Greek temple does not need any gorgeousness, hypocrisy, exaggeration and radicalness; on the contrary, only need the plain, simple and realistic presentation of the natural and mellow humanity. The aim is to reveal one kind of exquisite, the health, natural and not disobey the human nature life form. It is used to awaken the human view of the Chinese who have been sleeping for a long time to create a better future.
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