The"Stories"Behind Russian Poetics:An Interview with Professor Ling Jianhou
In this interview,Professor Ling Jianhou recounts the"stories"behind his research on Russian poetics,which mainly involves the origin of his interest in Russian poetics,the connotation of poetics itself,the development and evolution of classical European poetics in English-speaking countries,and its modern transformation in Russia.Professor Ling Jianhou believes that the evolution of European traditional poetics into contemporary"theory"within the English and American academic circles,spanning a historical gap of about 180 years,does not imply the"destruction of poetics"as J.Kristeva suggested.In fact,modern Russian poetics can effectively fill this void.This discovery becomes one of the important reasons why he proposes the concept of"Russian School of Poetics".Professor Ling Jianhou clarifies the challenges faced by European poetics in transitioning from classical to modern,which not only contributes to reevaluating Russia's contributions to the development of European poetics but also prompts a reexamination of Eagleton's definition of the origins of modern theory of literature.Furthermore,it also shed light on the modem interpretation of traditional Chinese culture.In the context of"everything can be poetics",Russian scholars adhere to the tradition while innovating,which is worth learning from.The"stories"about the"Russian School of Poetics"will continue,and the insights brought by Professor Ling Jianhou have already transcended poetics itself.
European poeticsRussian school of poeticsscientificization of poeticsmodern transformation of literary theory