"Near-Mean Literary Understanding"and the Reading Method of Literature
Ge Zhaoguang puts forward the methodologically innovative proposition of"the world of general knowledge,thought and belief"in his History of Chinese Thought.Beyond the history of ideas of thinkers or the history of classical ideas,it should be noted that in the actual world,there is also a near-mean world of knowledge,ideas,and beliefs that exists as a substrate or a cornerstone,and that plays a real role in judging,interpreting,and dealing with the world before them.The"near-average literary understanding"can refer to the literary understanding of ordinary readers,or to the more mainstream literary culture of an era.This suggests the need to distinguish between literary readings("critical readings"and"research readings")and their different meanings and values.
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