2005•Journal of Lanzhou UniversityRequires access

Reflections on SHEN Cong-wen's Literary Aesthetics

Guan Feng

Abstract

The author holds that the Taoist sentiment in SHEN Cong-wen's novels has formed a melancholy that is revealed in his obsession with the stationary and the sentimental beauty. His metaphor of human sickness for the whole urban civilization as a detrimental agent to the humanity is particularly representative of his preference for the meditative and trustworthy.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Why it matters

A significance statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Key concepts: Humanity, Civilization, Metaphor, Beauty, Trustworthiness, Preference, Aesthetics, Philosophy