On the Imagery of “Fanggaotu” and Its Literary Implications in Zhang Wei’s Latest Work the River Bay
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https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v19i.1796Keywords:
River bay, Fanggaotu, ImageryAbstract
The novel The River Bay is the latest full-length masterpiece by Zhang Wei, a famous writer and winner of the Mao Dun Literature Award, who has been working on it for five years. In this work, Zhang Wei continues his tradition in his novels of expressing thematic ideas through the creation of imagery. “Fanggaotu” (“Visiting the masters”) is not only a physical imagery, but also a deep symbolic meaning and clue, which plays an important role in shaping the characters, creating a natural context and enhancing aesthetic meaning.
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Wang Mi: Experts Discuss Zhang Wei’s Latest Work the River Bay, Literary and Art Daily, June 20, 2022, First Edition.
Yuan Xingpei: A Study of the Art of Chinese Poetry, Peking University Press, 1987, p.63.
Zhang Wei, Prose and Essays, Shandong Wenyi Press, 1993, p.247.
Wellek and Warren, Literary Theory, translated by Liu Xiangyu and others, Jiangsu Education Press, 2005, p.215.
Zhang Wei, “Bai Hui” and “The Seven Species of Mushrooms”, originally published in The Wilderness I Trek, Chunfeng Wenyi Press, 2001.
Jung: Psychology and Literature, translated by Feng Chuan and Su Ke, Shanghai Sanlian Bookstore Press, 1987 edition, p.52.
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