A brief comment on the characteristics of Lin Yutang s casual prose

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From the perspective of narrative, this paper briefly discusses the different characteristics of the two prose styles in the history of modern literature, "gossip" and "monologue". Answer: The prose of "gossip style" pursues a context of daily communication, and structures the article in the form of chat and chat, usually with an open pattern, and the style also emphasizes the rough and witty talk, "trustworthy".

"Solitaire" is the opposite of "gossip", which is a kind of introverted discourse style, focusing on inner self-satisfaction, emphasizing independence, lonely life experience, and the style is more inclined to wonder and contemplation.

From the perspective of narrative, Zhengshou Chong briefly discusses the different characteristics of the two prose styles in the history of modern literature, "gossip style" and "monologue style". Answer: The prose of "gossip style" pursues a context of daily communication, and structures the article in the form of chat and chat, usually with an open pattern, and the style also emphasizes eloquence and "trust".

"Solitary language" is the opposite of "gossip", which is a kind of introverted way of discourse, focusing on inner self-satisfaction, emphasizing independence and lonely life experience, and the style is also more inclined to wonder and contemplation.

An accurate summary of Lin Yutang's early prose is humorous and leisurely, and expressive spirituality.

Lin Yutang's prose writing style is different from that of many writers, so Lin Yutang has also become a controversial figure in the history of Chinese literature. Lin Yutang insists on independent thinking, saying his true feelings, and not going against his own thoughts, which is inseparable from the education he received. Lin Yutang's works contain a lot of artistic characteristics that are worth noting.

Lin Yutang's early prose art characteristics.

1. The artistic characteristics of spirituality and leisure.

Lin Yutang once wrote an article "The Art of Writing", which mentioned that "sex" refers to human personality, and "spirit" refers to human soul and spirit. "Sexual spirit" does not have a definite meaning, but Lin Yutang has always believed that the characteristics of sexual spirit literature should be individual, interesting, and approachable, and it should be able to sway freely, bringing readers a sense of detachment and leisure.

Second, the artistic characteristics of humor.

From the perspective of descriptive style, the most important artistic feature of Lin Yutang's prose is its sense of humor. In the history of modern Chinese literature, Lin Yutang was the first writer to adopt the word "humor". In his view, "humor" is originally a major element of life, a part of people's lives.

Therefore, "the culture of a country, to a certain extent, will inevitably produce humorous literature." ”

At first, Lin Yutang only regarded "humor" as a style of language expression, but after that, Lin Yutang gradually discovered that "humor" is actually a psychological state, people's thoughts and opinions, and also their views on life. Lin Yutang once said that "the reason why humor is different from the funny and absurd" is mainly because "sympathy is for what is seen." ”

Promote humor, leisure, and spirituality. Claims"Self-centered, leisurely as the tone", adopt liberalism that distances itself from politics.

Standpoint. The Analects

The previous articles can still touch on the disadvantages of the times, and the humor is ironic. After 1934, the edge of satire became less and less, and humor became more and more about telling jokes and finding fun.

Lin Yutang. In addition to its obvious errors in politics and opinions, some of his ideas and ideas, such as the demand for the bourgeoisie.

of freedom and democratic humanitarianism.

Ideas, self-centered bourgeois individualism.

Ideology, etc., which had a positive anti-feudal significance at the time, but from today's point of view, especially in connection with Lin Yutang's personal changes, we can see not only the limitations of his history at that time, but also the reactionary class essence of his reaction.

Chatter-style prose: Lin Yutang blends the art of British prose essays with the ancient Chinese tradition of essays to create a chat-like prose tone that elevates the stylistic status of gossip-style prose. In terms of content, it draws on a wide range of materials, "the universe is big, and the flies are small, all can be taken from materials"; From war diplomacy, national fortune and popularity, to suits and toothbrushes, everything is discussed.

In terms of form, each body is used together, not eclectic, "in addition to the travelogue poetry inscription and the preface ruler calf diary, special attention is paid to the Qing Jun discussion ** and reading essays". In terms of tone, he uses a very free prose tone, chatting about the world, using solemnity and harmony, turning seriousness into relaxation, just like a close friend talking, without politeness, and without eight smells.

From the perspective of narrative, this paper briefly discusses the different characteristics of the two prose styles in the history of modern literature: "gossip style" and "monologue forehand punching style".

Answer: The prose of "gossip style" pursues a context of daily communication, and structures the article in the form of chat and chat, which usually has an open pattern, and the style also emphasizes eloquence and "trust". "Monologue" is the opposite of "gossip", which is a kind of introverted way of discourse, focusing on inner self-satisfaction, emphasizing independence and lonely life experience, and the style is also more inclined to wonder and contemplation.

The prose of "gossip style" pursues a context of daily communication, and structures the article in the form of chat and chat, usually with an open pattern, and the style also emphasizes eloquent and "trustworthy".

"Solitaire" is the opposite of "gossip", which is a restrained way of discourse, focusing on inner self-satisfaction, emphasizing independence, and the lonely life experience of celery, and the style is also more or more unbridled towards wonder and contemplation.

Writer Yang Daxia Yang Ke described, "A similar mind is the embodiment of the same soul." "Lin Yutang is a humorous and wise man who is good at storytelling.

Lin Yutang is a famous writer in the history of modern Chinese literature. In the 30s of the 20th century, he reversed the "impetuous and aggressive" style of writing in the early stage, and tried to create a humorous and light-hearted literary road of modern prose, forming the eye-catching "Lin Yutang phenomenon". Lin Yutang vigorously advocates humorous essays, he believes that the wisdom of a writer is the decisive subject condition for his creation of humorous works, and his guiding ideology of humorous prose creation is based on taking sex and spirit as the lifeblood, taking leisure as the style, and using the means of ridicule but not abuse, showing the funny appearance of life, reflecting the great wisdom of the writer.

The concept of humor is one of the key elements to grasp Lin Yutang's literary activities, especially his prose theory and creation, and Lin Yutang's concept of prose creation has had a great impact on the development of modern essays and prose, so the study of Lin Yutang's prose humor concept has great academic value. The study of Lin Yutang's concept of humor is relatively sufficient, and this paper will stand on the shoulders of the predecessors, based on the representative prose works left by the writer, and in the comparison with Chinese and Western humor theories, try to comprehensively explain Lin Yutang's concept of humor, and present the gains and losses of his concept of humor.