Chinese Journal of Literary Criticism

No.4, 2023

 

“Sheng” and Defamiliarization: Ancient Chinese Shengxin Poetics in Comparative Horizon

(Abstract)

 

Zhu Haikun

 

“Sheng” was applied in ancient China as an important category to summarize creation methods in literature and art. Centering on this, the unique shengxin poetics has been established. Under the reference of Russian Formalists’ theory of “defamiliarization,” it shows unique poetic connotation and theoretical value. As a theoretical resource for contemporary literary creation and criticism to learn from, ancient Chinese shengxin poetics also contributes to enhance artistic effect of language and deepen aesthetic level of the latter.