Literary activity is a kind of advanced special spiritual activity of human beings, and it is the general name of literary creation, acceptance and research. According to abrams, literary activities should be composed of four elements, namely, the world, the author, the works and the readers. These four elements have formed an overall relationship of mutual penetration, interdependence and interaction in literary activities.
China literature is divided into classical literature, modern literature and contemporary literature. Classical literature is represented by Tang and Song poetry and four classical novels, modern literature is represented by Lu Xun's novels, and contemporary literature is marked by China's free literature with independent thoughts. Since the end of the 20th century, free literature with independent thoughts has appeared in China.
China's literature strode into the ranks of the world's advanced cultures and became a pioneer in leading world literature, which made China's contemporary literature reach the peak of history. The literature of the Chinese nation is the * * * isomorphism of the literature of all ethnic groups with China literature as the main body. China literature has a long history of thousands of years, has its own characteristics and aesthetic ideals, and has special contents, forms and styles.
It has its own dominant ideological and cultural tradition and theoretical criticism system. With its excellent history, diverse forms, numerous China writers, rich works, unique style, distinctive personality and attractive charm, it has become a dazzling treasure in the world literature treasure house.
Poetry:
Poetry is one of the earliest art forms in China literature, and The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems, among which the earliest poems were produced in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the latest in the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period. As a result, a new form of poetry-Chuci appeared, and the outstanding representative of Chuci was the great poet Qu Yuan.
Guo Feng in The Book of Songs and Chu Ci represented by Li Sao are two typical examples of China's ancient poetry. In terms of creative methods, Guo Feng and Li Sao respectively created the poetic traditions of realism and romanticism in China literature. During the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties, there appeared a new poetic style with a strong sense of reality-Yuefu, which is an important symbol of Yuefu.