Cao Wenxuan's Aesthetic Utopia and its Limitations
Cao Wenxuan put forward a literary concept with"beauty"as the core yardstick,and under the guidance of this concept,he created a series of classical poetic works and many typical characters,and created a"Yau Ma Tei"world full of natural beauty and hu-man affection.He held high the banner of"beauty"in the literary context of the late 20th century and used"beauty"to redeem people's hearts,which has its historical and cultural significance.At the same time,his novels also present problems such as plot repetition,il-logicality,and single fixed character images,reflecting the limited power of"beauty"without"truth",as well as the dilemma of self-repetition and ideological weakness caused by insufficient spiritual resources.
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