College of modern literature. Named after The Analects of Confucius. The main representative is Lin Yutang. The main publications are The Analects of Confucius, Life on Earth, and Cosmic Wind. They mainly publish essays and advocate humor, leisure and spirituality. Advocate "self-centered, leisure as the style of writing" and adopt a liberal stance of keeping a distance from politics. The early articles in The Analects of Confucius can still touch the disadvantages of the times, and there is irony in humor. After 1934, the edge of irony has weakened day by day, and humor has also flowed into telling jokes and having fun. This led to an argument between left-wing writers and them.
The style of "critics":
Lin Yutang pioneered the Analects of Confucius, that is, he advocated humor, advocated "not talking about politics", called himself "expressing his will", and opposed "relying on Taoism" involving "party politics" The early articles in The Analects satirized the dark society under the rule of the Kuomintang. Lu Xun was invited to contribute and support, aiming at winning and giving good-will criticism. When the cosmic wind came, Lin Yutang further advocated "self-centered, leisure-oriented" essays, arguing that "the universe is big and the flies are small, all of them can be drawn from materials", claiming to be the successors of "the school of soul" and "the school of record". At this point, the negative side of thought has been formed.
Brief introduction of representative writers:
Lin Yutang (1895— 1976), a modern writer and scholar, was born in Longxi, Fujian. Formerly known as Lehe, later changed to Yutang, later changed to Yutang. A well-known humor master in China, Nobel Prize in Literature candidate, advocates humor and spirit, advocates "self-centeredness and leisure as the style", and is a representative of "critical school" writers. 19 12 He entered Shanghai St. John's University and taught in Tsinghua University after graduation. 1965438+went to the literature department of Harvard University in the autumn of 2009. 1922 received a master of arts degree. In the same year, he transferred to Leipzig University in Germany to study linguistics. From 65438 to 0923, he returned to China as Professor Peking University, Dean of Beijing Women's Normal University and Head of the English Department. 1924, he is one of the main authors of Yu Si. From 65438 to 0926, he served as the head of the literature department of Xiamen University. 1927 secretary of the Ministry of foreign affairs. 1932 edited by the Analects of Confucius. 1934 founded the human world, and 1935 founded the cosmic wind, advocating the essay of "taking self as the center and taking idleness as the style". After 1935, he wrote cultural works and novels in English in the United States, such as My Country and My People, Clouds in Beijing and Trembling Wind. 1944 once returned to China to give lectures in Chongqing. 1945 went to Singapore to set up Nanyang University as the president. 1952 founded tianfeng magazine in America with him. 1966 settled in Taiwan Province province. 1967 was employed as a research professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 1975 was elected as the vice president of International PEN. 1976 died in Hong Kong.