Vanguard literature

What is "Pioneer"? Its original meaning comes from the famous French La Ruse Dictionary-the so-called vanguard refers to the vanguard of an armed force, whose task is to prepare for this armed force to enter the operation (military terminology). The history of the word "pioneer" began with the French Revolution, and then turned to cultural and literary terms (beginning with 19 th century); No matter they are military pioneers, political pioneers or cultural pioneers, they all have a common feature: "Originated from romantic utopia and its messianic fanaticism, the development route they follow is essentially similar to the earlier and broader concept of modernity." To put it bluntly, modernism is also an "avant-garde".

Avant-garde includes "symbolism, futurism, dadaism, imagism, surrealism, abstraction, stream of consciousness, absurdity, etc." Its tendency is to reflect the abnormal alienation relationship between individual and society, man and nature, individual and self in modern western society, and the resulting mental trauma, abnormal psychology, pessimism and nihilism.

Literature refers to the art of using language to vividly reflect the objective reality, including drama, poetry, novels, essays and so on. It is an important manifestation of culture, which expresses inner feelings in different forms (called genres) and reproduces social life in a certain period and region.

To sum up, avant-garde literature refers to literature that opposes traditional culture and deliberately violates established creative principles and appreciation habits. It is characterized by one-sided pursuit of novelty in artistic form and style; Adhere to art above all else and do not undertake any obligations; Pay attention to the exploration of the inner world, describe the dream and the mysterious and abstract instant world in detail, and use hints, metaphors, symbols, associations, images, synaesthesia and perception extensively in skills to explore the inner mystery of characters and the flow of consciousness, so that unrelated events can be classified into a multi-level structure that keeps pace with each other.

The essential characteristics of avant-garde literature are originality, rebellion and non-repetition. Therefore, the real pioneer is a spiritual pioneer, an artistic expression of freedom, resistance, exploration and innovation embodied in the writer's aesthetic ideal, a writer's personal conduct that runs counter to the secular trend, and a constant discovery of human destiny and the possible future of life. They are avant-garde poetry, avant-garde prose, avant-garde drama and avant-garde novel. (European traditional literature theory classification divides literature into three categories: poetry, prose and drama. Modern literature is usually divided into four categories: poetry, novel, prose and drama. )