Structuralism seems to be a distant thing. Even some professional literary workers, if they are not exposed to western theories, are likely to say disapprovingly, "What is structuralism? What's the big deal? " In fact, structuralism, as a way of thinking, has already penetrated into all aspects of our lives, and it is a generalized revolution in the way of thinking. After the birth of structuralism, it changed the way people look at and think about problems like a sword, and penetrated into every corner of social and political life: as a cultural trend of thought, it involves various categories of social sciences, such as linguistics, anthropology, psychology and so on. As a literary trend of thought, structuralism has influenced almost all fields of literature and art, from theory to creation, from novel, drama, poetry to film. This trend of thought has also produced a wide range of international influences. Since the mid-1960s, it has spread rapidly to Britain, the United States, West Germany, Italy and Denmark, and has had an impact on the Eastern Group countries such as the Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. It is the third trend of thought in contemporary western literary theory after the post-war period, following Britain, America, New Criticism and French Phenomenology School. Some people think that since the 1960s, "structuralists" have replaced "existentialists".
So, who made structuralism such an invincible sword?
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