A Virgin Land to be Cultivated:On the Aesthetics of Folk Literature and Art  

作　　者：ZHANG Hui-ling 

机构地区：[1]School of Chinese Language and Literature,Shanxi University,Taiyuan,Shanxi,China 030006 [2]School of Fine Arts,Shanxi University,Taiyuan,Shanxi,China 030006

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2022年第10期1068-1075,共8页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：In terms of the aesthetic of folk literature and art,most researchers explain it drawing on general aesthetic theory,but pay less attention to the specific context and logic of individual cases.Folk aesthetics is deeply rooted in folk life,including local nature,village culture,farming life and folk belief.These folklore factors constitute the“local logic”,which regulates and influences folk aesthetic culture.The hidden“grammar”must be found in the folk life of the masses with a view to explaining the“essence”of folk aesthetics effectively.The concept of folk literature and art is understood in two different ways:One interprets it as“study of art and literature of folks”,regarding folk as a modifier of study of art and literature.Folk literature and art is regarded as the research object and the discipline is defined according to literary standard.This concept is from the perspective of literary studies,emphasizing that“folk literature and art is a special study of literature and art”.The other interprets it as“study of folk literature and art”,treating literature and art among the folks as the research object and defining the discipline in accordance with cultural standard.This concept is from the perspective of cultural studies.

关 键 词：folk literature and art folk culture AESTHETICS 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]