Innovations in Essay-Style Criticism Since the New Century
Since the new century,essay-style criticism has witnessed various mutations,exemplified by online short reviews,newspaper and journal column essays,and podcast critiques that blend text and hypertext.In terms of stylistic structure,it connects with the new changes of the era through more pronounced subjectivity and more flexible forms,demonstrating vigorous vitality and interpretive potential.Essay-style criticism originates from a self-centric perspective,achieving a bidirectional extension both inwardly and outwardly,thereby creating a tense counterpoint relationship between the self-centric stance and the reader's position.In 21st century,after undergoing a creative transformation of old styles,essay-style criticism has become a practical paradigm that tests contemporary literary criticism standards across three dimensions,social value,stylistic value,and literary criticism value,establishing its unique status.