Aesthetics in Shen Cong-wen's Native Prose

This paper draws attention to the aesthetic uniqueness of Shen Cong_wen' s native prose in view of his most representative works. It identifies Shen's essays as formalistic_humanistic in style, not only a balance between reality and imagination, encompassing truth and goodness with beauty, but also the poetic restructure and criticism of native entities. The aesthetic awareness in Shen Cong_wen's work demonstrates his prose style, canonizing his works in the history of modern Chinese literature.