On Ethical Literary Criticism and Game Theory--An Interview with Professor Nie Zhenzhao

In 2014,Huang Kaihong,a professor at School of Foreign Languages and Cultures,Southwest University of Science and Technology,interviewed the Doctoral advisor Professor Nie Zhenzhao during the period of his academic visiting to Central China Normal University.As early as in 2005,Huang Kaihong conducted an interview with Professor Nie Zhenzhao on the topic of the general introduction of ethical literary criticism.So around 11 years later,the second interview mainly covers not only the ethical literary criticism theory,but the game theory and the relationship between them as well.Professor Nie thinks whether the game theory can be applied to literature research is still under discussion.The theory of ethical literary criticism is a kind of methodology based on science and it can get the attention of literary critics at home and abroad,which is because it fits the practical needs of literary criticism,draws the literary criticism away from only emphasizing criticism genres and the research of criticism terms,and pays attention to the true nature of the literary text in literature research.After consulting Professor Nie Zhenzhao about some related questions from the perspective of game theory.Huang Kaihong gets some significant information concerning literature research and understands the latest core terms and the concrete application method of ethical literary criticism,especially the relationship between the instructing and aesthetic functions of literature.

Herbs and management of hypertension:Claims,criticism,and challenges

Hypertension(HTN)is one of the most common chronic diseases affecting over 30%of the adult population globally,with a growing incidence rate.This article aims to identify the commonly used herbs for HTN treatment and examine their claims,criticisms,and challenges.It further aims to provide useful recommendations regarding the use of herbs for HTN treatment.HTN complications,such as coronary heart disease,stroke,peripheral vascular disease,vision impairment,and renal failure can result in morbidity and mortality.The high cost of conventional medications,which sometimes may not even be available or easily accessible with their unfavorable side effects as well as taking more than one pill per day,has led hypertensive patients,particularly those in rural areas,to explore alternative treatments such as herbal therapies.It is crucial to determine the different modes of action,doses,safety,and efficacy of herbal remedies used in combination with conventional medications to improve treatment adherence and enhance patient outcomes.

The Dilemma and Reflection of Art Criticism in the Internet Plus Era

The vigorous development of the Internet is changing all aspects of our lives.Today’s“Internet plus”concept has played a vital role in the economic field with its unique advantages.In the cultural field,it still influences people’s spiritual and cultural life in a unique way.The free,open,and equal nature of the Internet provides an unprecedented broad platform for contemporary art criticism,and also frees it from the monopoly of a few authorities,entering the artistic life of the general public with a more humane and new attitude.This has played a certain guiding role in artistic creation,appreciation,dissemination,and popularization.

On the Ethical Dimensions of Literary Criticism in the Realm of We Media

In the realm of We Media,literary criticism is not completely free and unrestricted during its continuous production process;instead,it should adhere to certain ethical norms.The ethical dimensions of literary criticism in We Media focus on fostering a fair relationship between criticism activities and text,society,and the audience in order to facilitate healthy and orderly criticism that yields positive outcomes.The ethics of literary criticism in We Media can be categorized into aesthetic ethics,cultural ethics,political ethics,and media ethics within its internal structure,all of which ultimately converge into the realm of art production ethics.It is important to embrace a consciousness of intersubjectivity and adopt a cognitive approach of situationism in order to avoid blind restrictions and misjudgments in order to foster a positive and healthy ecosystem for literary criticism in We Media.Additionally,it is crucial to adhere to bottom-line thinking and emphasize responsibility,taste,and discipline while regulating the field of criticism,the audience,and critical text.

Reading of The Guiltless from the Perspective of Ethical Literary Criticism

The Guiltless is Hermann Broch’s last novel,and it is also a work that embodies Broch’s literary and artistic view.The novel takes place in a period of social and historical change,and the conflict between the old and the new ethical relations leads to the confusion of the ethical relations,which causes the relationship between the characters to become distorted.This paper tries to analyze the relationship between Baroness W and her family from the perspective of Ethical Literary Criticism in aspects of ethical environment,ethical selection and ethical identity.It reveals that in the period of social and historical change,in the environment of social ethics disorder,the distorted ethical selection of characters and the loss of ethical identity.Hermann Broch attempts to arouse readers’ethical reflection by depicting such an era and such characters.

Comparison of“Song to the Men of England”With“Large Rat”of Book of Songs From the Approach of New Criticism

New Criticism is an important theory in deciphering poetry.With the help of New Criticism,the meanings and the charms of the poetry are shown.“Song to the Men of England”and“Large Rat”are from different countries with the same emotions of accusing the cruelty of the exploiter and the miserable life of the exploited.However,“Song to the Men of England”is full of hatred to the exploiter,hoping to destroy the society.Nevertheless,the exploited of“Large Rat”keep the hope of moving to a new free land.The two poems show different characteristics of Englishmen and Chinese.

A Study of Attitude in Art Criticism

Functional linguistic research focuses on the dimension of"implementation,"with research on"instance"and"individuation"being relatively scarce.However,Appraisal Theory provides a comprehensive method for realizing"instance"and"individuation".Appraisal Theory,as a type of empirical research method with strong capabilities in both operation and application,is heavily involved in a variety of fields such as literature,art,philosophy,news,and law.Overall,research in the arts is deficient.This study employs Appraisal Theory as a framework for analyzing the discourse of art criticism from the perspective of the attitude system,analyzing 83 art critiques chosen for their semantic meaning of emotion and valuation endowed by the writers in critical language.It performs identification,analysis,and classification on corpus resources in order to investigate the application of Appraisal theory in art criticism and summarize representation and feature of these attitudinal resources used.The author concludes that the attitudinal resources all involve affect,judgment,and appreciation,but are distributed unevenly.The feature demonstrates that more appreciation than affect and judgement is involved,more positive meaning than negative meaning is conveyed,and an explicit rather than implicit method is used.According to this study,the attitudinal resources effectively contribute to the establishment of relationships among the writer,artworks,and the potential reader,and they function well in appraisal by establishing a"resonance"relationship between the artwork and the potential reader within person.

How Is Tech Criticism Possible?On the Significance of Digital Technology as a Paradigm of Literary Criticism

Technology is one of the basic dimensions of literary criticism,but it is often ignored for multiple reasons.As digital technology intervenes in literary production,literary criticism is being approached through the technological dimension.Technology-Based literary criticism now transcends linguistic centrism,using digital technology as a means and method of literary criticism,and bringing technology to the center stage of literary criticism.Technology-Based literary criticism,which features an intersection of interpretive and empirical perspectives,triggers multiple transmutations of the subjects of literary criticism,and also enriches the connotations of literary texts.Tech criticism came from,and has evolved with the changes of literary criticism in the productive forces and the relations of production,which are driven by digital technology.What digital technology has opened up for literary criticism is a comprehensive field,where literary criticism is in a transboundary dynamic of "relational production." Therefore,we need to develop a sense of relation and a sense of systems to better interpret present-day literary criticism.

The Factors of Both Romanticism and Transcendentalism in Emily Dickinson's Character

Emily Dickinson is one of the most widely read and well-known American poets. Although there were just seven poems published during her lifetime, she was brought to many people's attention. Some people believe that Dickinson is a real romantic but others think she is a transcendentalist. However, both the factors of romanticism and transcendentalism can be seen in her character indeed. Romantic factors include individualism in her personality and her escaping from society. Transcendental factors are oversoul and mysticalness. If all the factors are taken into account, Emily Dickinson can fall into the category of both romanticism and transcendentalism.

A Primary Study on the New Criticism in Robert Frost's Desert Places

A profound study from the viewpoint of New Criticism, can find that Robert Frost expresses his unique thoughts and attitudes to the world in Desert Places, which is rarely researched and concentrated on, through the distinct characters of New Criticism in tone, paradox, tension. The unpredicted and changeable nature which is depicted in Desert Places represent the author's doubt about the communication among the people in the society, and he loses the confidence for people.

The Criticism of Social Realities in the Human World of The Journey to the West

Given the descriptions of all those unworthy kings in the human world,The Journey to the West is more of a realistic work of fiction than a fantasy.Though the story comprises many superstitious elements,it is told in a very vivid and convincing way and it holds numerous indirect references to the conditions of the author's own day.The book is the author's most forceful means of criticizing the ugly appearances of the ruling classes of his time.

Criticism on the Critical Approaches in J. Hillis Miller's Fiction and Repetition:Seven English Novels

Fiction and Repetition is and will remain a distinguished deconstructionist guide of literary criticism. However, after detailed and systematic research, I also find some shortcomings in this important academic work: Firstly, written in the metaphysical language, Fiction and Repetition can never succeed in escaping the logocentrism and binary opposition inherent in this language.Secondly, based on Saussure's argument on langue, the monograph's view of indeterminacy of literary work's meaning is theoretically correct but practically inadequate. Last but not the least, Miller's proposal on repetition also has some limitations. By taking into account both the work's merits and demerits, we can gain a more comprehensive outlook on Miller's idea of repetition as well as the deconstruction theory of literary criticism in general.

A Brief Study of Wordsworth's Romantic Poetry in Light of Ecocriticism

Ecocriticism is a new-born literary criticism that delves into the exposition of the relationship between human beings and other specimen in nature from the literary angle as well as observes and discloses in detail and with sincerity the effect of literature in the human activities and natural environment. The thesis combines the theory of ecocriticism with romanticism to study Wordsworth's romantic poetry from an ecological perspective as Wordsworth,the great"worshipper of nature"can also be called an ecological critic since many of his poems are focused on ecological themes and he expresses his passion on an ecological basis. Going through the thesis is the most fundamental concept of ecocriticism: ecological holism. Supporting this backbone is analyzes of selected paradigmatic romantic poems by Wordsworth.

An Analysis of The Widow’s Lament in Springtime in Terms of New Criticism

William Carlos Williams,a poet who has an immense influence on the course of 20th century poetry.whose poems characterized his close attention to nature,friendship and the Chinese Classical Poetry. The Widow’s Lament in Springtime is not only the representative of imitation of Chinese poetry about boudoir repining school but bringing poetry into natural relation with everyday life.

Jane Eyre's Contradictory Characteristics from the Perspectives of Realism and Romanticism

Various researches have been conducted in realism,description of psychology and romanticism in Jane Eyre respectively.Author of this paper is going to connect realism and romanticism to reflect contradictory characteristics in the title character whose author Charlotte Bront? was shaped in the shift of romanticism to realism in Victorian age.

民国时期报刊术语研究——以“Literary Criticism”(文学批评)为例

民国时期是中西文化、观念交互的热潮时期。国外的教育体系、学科分治以及理论术语都渐进国内,“Literary Criticism”(文学批评)便是其中之一。报刊作为当时信息负载量最大、传播速度及范围最广的媒介,术语初始的引入、争论、内涵、变革踪迹在报刊记载中较后人追述的更为鲜活,更具历史真实感。文章通过阅览近300余篇以“文学批评”为主题的民国报刊,从“文学、文学批评、文学批评家”命名之辨;“新旧、中外、文论早期转型”以及“科学、权力、话语言说启示”三个方面分析了民国时期语境中的“文学批评”中国之旅,之特征,之提示。

Romanticism in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been studied as a realistic work widely.Although The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn mainly work for the realism,there are also spark notes of romanticism in the book.So this essay discusses the romanticism from its source and its conception,and the third part of this essay analyzes which parts and which points in the book show the romanticism,and analyzes the romanticism in the book from the general following aspects:description of the environment,the friendship between the main characters,the plots,and themes.At last,the author concludes the indelible artistic value in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Positive Romanticism and Ode to the West Wind

There are not as many British positive romanticism research as romanticism research.The positive romanticism possesses distinguished characteristics in different cultures.The English positive romanticism pushed the romanticism literature to the highest among which Shelley's Ode to the West Wind is one of the best works.Through mainly analysis on the background of Ode to the West Wind,and the features of positive romanticism,my research finally drew an conclusion that Ode to the West Wind adopts a variety of ways to analyze the subjectivism,the political lyricism,idealism.This thesis also illustrates the features of human's appreciations for the nature.

An Analysis of Romanticism Characteristics in Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables is one of the famous works of Canadian children’s literature.It was created by Canadian authoress Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1908.The novel tells a story about the innocent and kind heroine—Anne,who is an orphan and adopted by Matthew and Marilla of the green gable at her age of 11.The whole novel is full of romanticism and realism characteristics.It is exactly a transition from romanticism to realism.The heroine’s imagination and the love toward nature can be comparable to Alice in Wonderland.Mark Twain commented,"In Anne of Green Gables you will find the dearest and most moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice."

由“Romanticism”一词的两种译法看周作人早期文学观

1918年,周作人在北京大学讲授欧洲文学史,并编写讲义《欧洲文学史》及《近代欧洲文学史》两册,在讲义中周作人将"Romanticism"一词译为"传奇主义"和"理想主义",这两种译法并非偶然为之,其背后蕴藏着作者在同一时期所主张的文学观及文艺理论。本文主要从"Romanticism"在中国的接受与传播、"传奇主义"与"抒情传统",以及"理想主义"与"人的文学"等三个方面来探讨"Romanticism"一词中文译法背后的深刻含义。