I don’t know if it’s due to nature or some other reason，I have loved reading novels since I was a teenager。Just entered junior high school after graduating from elementary school，The school library has limited collection，I often rent a local book at a used bookstall。There were no electric lights bet365 horse racing odds house at that time，I have been lighting the kerosene lamp for a long time at night，My mother doesn’t agree either，So I just stayed in bed and turned on the flashlight，Continue to indulge in reading novels。Of course，Occasionally discovered by mother，The book was confiscated。

This kind of obsessive reading has unknowingly cultivated my bet365 horse racing odds sentiment，My compositions in middle school were often praised by teachers。But really engaged in the profession of bet365 horse racing odds research and bet365 horse racing odds criticism，You also need to encounter opportunities and rely on personal perseverance。

　　Opportunities and twists and turns

　1956，I was admitted to the Chinese Department of Wuhan University as I wished，Begin to accept the nourishment of various knowledge in the literature palace，Courses of Chinese and Foreign Literature、bet365 horse racing odds and historical knowledge and philosophical theory，It seems to be gradually opening the window to my soul，It made me understand that to become a qualified bet365 horse racing odds and artistic worker, one should possess various qualities。Arrived in the fourth year of college，The school arranges to write teaching materials with students as the main body，My grade was assigned to write a history of modern Chinese literature。So in response to the call，Our group of students who have not yet taken a modern bet365 horse racing odds history class，I don’t know how high the heaven and earth are to undertake this task，Probably because I think “a blank piece of paper” can write a “new chapter”。

At that time，I was assigned to write Ba Jin、A chapter by Cao Yu and other writers。One day after I finished the first draft and sent it for review，Mr. Liu Shousong from the Modern Literature Teaching and Research Section suddenly came to our dormitory。When this nationally famous bet365 horse racing odds historian slowly sat down in front of my humble desk，I am waiting for the "trial" in fear。I didn’t expect it，Mr. Liu fully affirmed the manuscript I wrote，I think my analysis and evaluation of this group of writers is objective、rational。Mr. Liu’s encouragement，Beginning to make me aware of bet365 horse racing odds studies、The reason why bet365 horse racing odds criticism is valuable，Because there must be a rational scale，Emotional，Singing with the wind，The words written can only be fleeting smoke。Perhaps Mr. Liu Shousong and the teachers of the Modern Literature Teaching and Research Section paid attention to me during this textbook compilation work，So when I graduate a year later，I actually got the only teaching position in the modern literature teaching and research department。Of course this fulfills my wish。

However，When I am unconsciously wrapped up in a powerful trend，My rational spirit is still fragile。1964，I was recruited into the writing group bet365 horse racing odds Propaganda Department bet365 horse racing odds Provincial Party Committee。When I was assigned to write a critique of a historical novel，My rationality seems to be "obliterated" by the noisy trend。This still mortifies me。Losing the rational writing of seeking truth from facts，The so-called "results" can only be like waste paper。

This twist and turn also prompted me to realize，In bet365 horse racing odds Studies、The rational spirit in bet365 horse racing odds criticism should not be an abstract concept，But it has its substantive connotation，That is: a realistic attitude，Broad vision，Accurate argument。This is also the character that a bet365 horse racing odds critic should have。

　The call of bet365 horse racing odds

When our social life has experienced turbulence and is back on track，Each of us has also gained new opportunities for academic growth。1979，I am honored to be the youngest representative of Hubei Province，Attended the Fourth National Congress of the China Federation of bet365 horse racing odds and Art Circles，Experienced first-hand the moving scene of the regrouping of the artistic team，Deng Xiaoping’s inspiring speech on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the State Council，More inspiring me to welcome the spring of literature and art，Seriously shoulder the responsibility of a bet365 horse racing odds and artistic worker。

At the turn of the 1970s and 1980s，I participated in the work commissioned by the Ministry of Education to compile a unified textbook on contemporary Chinese literature。This period of time，At a time when the work of “rectifying chaos” on the ideological front is vigorously carried out，“Practice is the only criterion for testing truth” has become the criterion guiding our work。Although there were still some "ideological shackles" that remained unresolved during the compilation process of the textbook，But after all, let us dare to overturn the previous ideas about literature and art、bet365 horse racing odds criticism，And wrong conclusions about the works of many writers，And make an objective statement carefully、Rational evaluation。It can be said，As the first officially published contemporary literature history textbook in my country，"Preliminary Draft of the History of Contemporary Chinese Literature" serves as the discipline construction of contemporary literature in colleges and universities in my country，Laid a good initial foundation。

Entering the 1980s，The bet365 horse racing odds world is full of spring。Many bet365 horse racing odds and artistic activities have prompted me to pay more attention to the new look of bet365 horse racing odds creation。Spring 1982，Invited by the Creative Research Department of the Chinese Writers Association，I was fortunate enough to participate in the first Mao Dun bet365 horse racing odds Award evaluation reading class，Next few years，Participated in such selection work and some important creative seminars many times。These activities not only make me, a nerd, get out of the study，Get rid of some "college spirit"，Gradually moving towards the vast wilderness of bet365 horse racing odds creation，It also prompted me to really dive into the field of bet365 horse racing odds creation, especially novel creation，Conduct a serious discussion on some "endogenous" issues。

I started to think，The development trend of Chinese novels from 1949 to around 1979 and its internal causes；Thinking about the relationship between the “stereotyping” or “patterning” of some past novels and the writer’s mindset；Thinking about the historical awareness reflected in the works by changes in social trends、Human consciousness、The potential influence of tragic consciousness... I condensed these deep thoughts into my book "On the Creation of Chinese Novel"，After the book was published, it became popular in the bet365 horse racing odds and art circles、The response from the academic community was beyond my expectation。

Senior critic Mr. Feng Mu said in the preface to my work: "This is a pioneering and constructive work"，It provides us with "a lot of new perspectives that are thought-provoking and help people to have a deeper understanding and judgment of some important phenomena and their inherent laws of contemporary literature in my country"、New conclusions and ideological materials”。"Guangming Daily", "bet365 horse racing odds News" and more than ten newspapers and periodicals across the country have also published Jie Min、Jiang Xiaotian、Commentary articles by Hu Debei and other well-known critics，They spoke highly of this work。I also received some letters from writers，Talking about the inspiration they gained from reading this work。All this is like a scalding heat wave that drives me in bet365 horse racing odds research、Forging ahead on the road of bet365 horse racing odds criticism。

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Since the 1990s，Until the 21st century，I began to examine bet365 horse racing odds phenomena from a broader perspective in the fields of bet365 horse racing odds research and bet365 horse racing odds criticism。

On the one hand, it is conducting research on the topic of "Modern Evolution of Novels in the Past Hundred Years"。That is, trying to look at it from a historical perspective，Respectively through spiritual stance、Cultural Vision、A few key points such as artistic thinking are used to examine the transformation of Chinese novels from ancient times to modern times in the past century。I combine narrative and speculative aspects，That is, during the narrative process，With problem awareness，Explain your own views on some controversial issues in the academic world at that time。Such as the controversy over whether late Qing novels serve as the "beginning of modern literature"，I consciously sorted out the social trends and novel concepts in the late Qing Dynasty，And conduct a detailed analysis bet365 horse racing odds representative works，Details the writer’s spiritual stance or the use of artistic techniques in late Qing novels，It can only be a "transitional" phenomenon，It cannot be said to be a real "sign" bet365 horse racing odds beginning of a new era of literature。

How to position and evaluate the novel creation in the first seventeen years after the founding of New China，I also thought carefully。As far as I know，The creations of this period were undoubtedly influenced by the social trends of the time，But its existence as literature in a certain period is not without merit。I want to break away from simplistic conclusions，Give it another position。Through repeated reading and thinking，I will examine them in the long history of the transformation of Chinese literature from ancient times to modern times，It is obvious that the creation of novels in this period，With the spiritual characteristics and bet365 horse racing odds characteristics of a traditional agricultural society growing in the soil of farming culture: by following nature、The sense of artistic harmony formed by the concept of destiny of "the unity of man and nature" and the ability to use perfect ideals to soothe the shortcomings of life and the lack of emotion；Dual opposition formed by the inherent concept of yin and yang in the universe、Polarized artistic thinking mode；Some conventional artistic ideas formed by reliance on the objective absoluteness of understanding of things and the directness of causal relationships；Wait。The literature of the 1950s and 1960s all has this "classical" quality to varying degrees，But times are different after all，Injected some new ideological qualities into it，So I call this stage of literature "the maturity of neoclassicism and the forgetfulness of modernity"。When I wrote a paper on this topic and published it in "Academic Research" in 2002，Once listed by some websites as "Modern China in this century、One of the 35 most influential papers in the field of modern bet365 horse racing odds criticism and research。

On the other hand，My bet365 horse racing odds criticism began to pay attention to new trends in the bet365 horse racing odds world and some issues that are waiting to be solved，And wrote a series of articles。Among them，"The Significance of the New Era of Literature—Thoughts on Several Issues in the Progress of Chinese Literature" mainly elaborates my thoughts on issues such as "the pluralistic pattern of literature", "the fate of realism" and "the establishment of the benchmark of bet365 horse racing odds value". know。From a historical development perspective，We should recognize that the diverse pattern of literature is an integral part of the development of literature，From pluralism to monism, it is possible to make new distinctions，The bet365 horse racing odds trend is advancing in this kind of division and combination。China’s realist literature has a long tradition，Modernism today、In the crossroads of postmodernism，Realism cannot be eliminated，It will inevitably integrate new cultural resources and continue to show its strong vitality。On the issue of values，I think for now，How does a writer truly learn from the development of human history，From the height of the times that the country and nation are in today，Make a profound reflection on the ultimate meaning of human existence and development，Should be the highest requirement for bet365 horse racing odds creation。After the article is published，Widely praised，It was included in the bet365 horse racing odds yearbook of that year compiled by the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the editorial board of the "Chinese Literature Yearbook"。

Linked to these questions，I also wrote the article "The Spiritual Transformation of the Creative Subject—A Way of Examining Literature in the New Era"，In addition to talking about writers getting rid of the inertia of traditional thinking，Focus on thoughts on the "cultural conservatism" and "post-modern" spiritual phenomena that appeared in the creation at that time。Condemn the "culturally conservative" attitude of some writers' works as "conservative and backward" in the bet365 horse racing odds world at that time、The accusation of treating "postmodern" sentiments as "subverting modernity"，I discussed in detail the reasons for the occurrence of these two mental phenomena，Explain the significance of the existence of these two spiritual phenomena from their dynamic relationship with modernity。After the article was published in "bet365 horse racing odds Review"，Translated into English and reprinted in "Chinese Social Sciences" (English version)。Probably because these rational analyzes of mine are of reference value to readers at home and abroad。

Entering the 21st century，Looking back at the last decade of the 20th century，I have a clearer understanding and rational thinking about the creation of novels。Despite the surge in creations，Many works are dominated by modern consciousness，Art innovation has also made great progress，In particular, the awareness of stylistic creativity has increased as never before，The creation of art space forms and the construction of symbolic bodies，These all bring a new artistic style to the novel。But，Through reading a large number of novels，Includes works by some already famous writers，I find that there are few new breakthroughs on the spiritual level、New achievements，Can give people new incentives、New awakening、New motivation for progress is far from enough。Perhaps this is an important reason why long novels have lost their "sensational effect"。From this，I wrote the article "Walking Slash-On the Imbalance between Spiritual Exploration and Artistic Exploration in Novels in the 1990s" based on my speech at an academic conference。This article was reprinted by many publications including Xinhua Digest，"bet365 horse racing odds News" selected part of the content and published it under the title "What kind of novels will be written in this era"，Unexpectedly, I won the first prize of the Second National bet365 horse racing odds Criticism Award of China Federation of bet365 horse racing odds and Art Circles。

The times are inspiring me，The bet365 horse racing odds world keeps arousing my sense of responsibility。The pursuit of truth is endless，bet365 horse racing odds criticism should also be like this。

(Author’s unit: bet365 horse racing odds of Liberal Arts, Wuhan University)