Vol. 2024 No. 2 (2024)
Articles

The genesis, evolution, and expansion of the theory of literary aesthetic ideology

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  • Li Meng,
  • Yanni Wang,
  • Jiang Zhang
Li Meng
School of Liberal Arts, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xue fu Road, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, 212013, China
Yanni Wang
School of Liberal Arts, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xue fu Road, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, 212013, China
Jiang Zhang
School of Literature, Nanjing University, Yang Zong Yi Building, No. 163 Xian Lin Avenue, Qi Xia District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, 210023, China

Published 29-07-2024

Keywords

  • Literary Aesthetics,
  • Ideology,
  • Aesthetic Practice

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Abstract

The core concept of the theory of literary aesthetic ideology is that literature is a reflection of real social life and is an ideology; at the same time, it is a reflection that has played subjectivity and initiative, and is an aesthetic ideology. From the perspective of philosophical foundations, the theory of aesthetic ideology is epistemological; from the process of concept formation, it has not been able to get rid of the "essence—feature" thinking mode; therefore, the essence of literature is still ideology, and aesthetics is just a feature. In view of this, we propose to construct a literary view of "aesthetic practice" based on the theory of practice. Different from the epistemological view of literature, the literary view of aesthetic practice not only sees literature as a means to reflect social life but also sees literature as a basic way of human activity and existence. Because of its aesthetic characteristics, this way of activity determines that literature can play a great role in negating, criticizing, and guiding reality. Therefore, literature not only plays a role that is subordinate to ideology but also plays a role in resisting ideology. The theory of literary practice and the view of aesthetic practice are both an inheritance and a transcendence of the theory of literary reflection and the view of aesthetic ideology literature.

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