Contribution_to_literature Ye_Shengtao

1 contribution literature

1.1 realism: mirror of life
1.2 children s literature: mind training young
1.3 language , rhetoric
1.4 influx of foreign elements

contribution literature
realism: mirror of life

realism became sustainable hallmark of ye shengtao. ye 1 of pioneers in realistic writing. writing mirror, reflecting rotten side of society , human traits.

being educator, ye had many narrations on intellectuals in works. many of protagonists in ye s works exploited, disabled , prosecuted in lower social class. ye had worked consistently on reflecting truth , reality in works. expressed democratic , socialist ideas through novel series such fire (huozai 《火災》), under horizon (xiàn xià 《線下》) , . scarecrow (dào cao rén 《稻草人》.these pieces focused on suffocation of lower-class people. highly praised fiction ni huanzhi 《倪煥之 》 revealed pathetic life of intellectual called ni huanzhi .

ye discovered many people in new china selfish, apathetic, hypocratic , conservative. people gave values in exchange stable life. ye s works shared sense of irony. expressed discontent in bid arouse awareness of public towards these social weaknesses. ye not writing stories, reporting fallacies in society. writings not leisure feeding rest knowing , reflecting reality, ”…the basic requirement writing fiction pair of penetrating , observat eyes , eyes not penetrating enough…of course, not necessary train one’s eyes sake of writing trained eyes do, in reality, nourish life. ” (ye shengtao, guoqu suitan , op. cit., p. 46.)

children s literature: mind training young

ye s first academic essay children literature, called children s concept (兒童之觀念), criticizing how feudalism affected children s lives in china.

in fact, ye first writer created fairy tales in 1920s. writing scarecrow (dào cǎo rén 《稻草人》) published in 1923. children’s reading popular among numerous youngsters. fairy tale stone figure of ancient hero . (gǔdāi yīngxióng de shíxiàng 《古代英雄的石像》) story stone had been sculptured hero statue. message behind easy-to-read story ridicule authorities arrogant , insensitive people.

ye s student, ding ling, once praised fairy tales able induce readers think more society. ye s fairy tales simple, yet, deep meaning inside it. believed children should have understanding of surrounding enhance critical power. through ye s stories, children gradually acquire clearer picture of society , relationships it.

language , rhetoric

ye s language refined , eloquent, , known ability choose right words express himself. ye emphasized importance of feeling , emotion throughout journals. characters in ye’s work vivid , penetrated , shared inner feelings. popular writer zhao jingshen (趙景深) held ye special figure in field of literature, describing him transcendent , extraordinary. beauty of works lasted despite conditions. expression of emotions , feelings built on basis of truth , reality made stories full of power. emotion seems shining light, while description , assessment spotted light, ye said. speech somehow showed ye not story teller, great artist.

influx of foreign elements

ye s realistic writing style became role model many other writers. admitted reading different western pieces did him lot on writing,“if hadn t read english, if had not got in touch literature in english, wouldn t have written novels. ” works retrospective, thoughtful , critical. not based on feeling, on actual , objective observations. ye not writer, reporter. these insights became rich ingredients in works. shaped new dimension chinese modern literature.