Four Dimensions of the Concept of Context in Chinese Classical Literary Theories
With the advent of the 21st century,the concept of"context"has lied behind the academic trend of Chinese literary theory research.This concept is not only taken from the"contextual turn"in Western humanities and social disciplines,but also from the abundant theoretical resources in Chinese classical literary theories.Combing through the intellectual genealogy of this concept in Chinese classical literary theories,we could find four different comprehension dimensions of"context":Firstly,"context"is understood as"social and cultural context",i.e.,social rule and disorder,cultural conditions,political order which directly affect literature.Secondly,"context"is regarded as the"spiritual context of the times",i.e.,the folk customs,ideology and spirit,popular will and social moods which determine literature and art.Thirdly,"context"is regarded as the"geographic context",i.e.,the geographic situation such as water,soil,climate,etc.which could cause the differences in literary styles and genres.Fourthly,"context"is limited to the"internal context",i.e.,the internal correlation that makes the beginning and the end of the article unified as an organic whole.
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