ON MODERN TRANSFORMATION OF ANCIENT CHINESE LITERARY THEORY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF VARIATIONOLOGY
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The disapproval of “the modern transformation of Ancient Chinese Literary Theory”, or taking
it as a meaningless issue, is based on the misunderstanding of “aphasia”. With a review the history of
Chinese literary theory, we can trace the modern transformation of ancient Chinese literary theory, and
the transformation takes place by way of variation. We have three ways of the transformation of Ancient
Chinese Literary Theory: Firstly, to re-read the classic works by following the discourses rule of
“conforming to the classics and bringing forward one’s own points”, and it will generate new ideas in the
modern context; Secondly, to introduce foreign literary theory actively and “foreignizate” it, and integrate
it as part of Chinese literary theory, with the preposition of abiding to the rules of traditional Chinese
discourses and emphasis on the ancient Chinese literary theory; Thirdly, to export ancient Chinese literary
theory actively so as to make it mutate abroad, creating a “return of traveling theory”.
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