Five Paradoxes in Contemporary Literary Theory and the Proposition"Literary Theory without Literature"
As the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence pose increasing challenges,the paradoxical nature of contemporary literary aesthetic activities is becoming more pronounced.As a result,paradox aes-thetics,paradox poetics,and paradox criticism have been forced to the forefront,reinforcing the"paradoxical oscillation"of literary theory between"saying"and"doing","hardness"and"softness","content"and"form","centripetal interpretation"and"centrifugal interpretation",as well as"territorialization"and"deter-ritorialization".This situation not only highlights the"difficulties and dilemmas"of contemporary theory,but also unveils and releases the aesthetic and poetic value of paradox itself,thus making paradox a new form of literary theoretical criticism."Literary Theory without Literature"is a significant proposition in literary criticism of recent years.With its"ambiguity",this proposition fully embodies the paradoxical nature of contemporary literary theory,while deeply reflecting and criticizing current literary and cultural phenomena by harnessing the theoretical potential and critical edge of paradox poetics.It is safe to say this proposition is a theory rather than a doctrine,whose"insight"will be revealed and tested in"theory".
"Literary Theory without Literature"paradoxperformative utterancecentrifugal interpreta-tiondeterritorialization
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