Studies of Meta-literature: Origins, Evolution and Aesthetic Similarities
The phenomenon of meta-literature can be traced back to ancient Greece. After thousands of years of creative accu-mulation, the concept of"meta-literature"was really put forward and thought about in the second half of the 20th century. Nowa-days, with the development of humanities, it is urgent for literary circles to conduct in-depth discussion and systematic research on meta-literature and its related theories. By tracing the origin and development of meta-literature, this paper explains the concept of meta-literature, and expounds the aesthetic commonalities of self-reference, self-deconstruction and reflection on reality in these four literary styles, so as to deepen the understanding of the internal theoretical laws of meta-literature.
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