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Romanticism & Realism in JOURNEY IN THE SOUTH

This thesis is to analyse the aesthetic feature of the novel. This topic is divided into three parts. Firstly, the strong romanticism. JOURNEY IN THE SOUTH is not only a novel of hard and suffering roaming, but also a long piece of lyric and narrative poem. Secondly, the realism of the novel. Though there are many descriptions full of romantic color, the source of it is a kind of persue, which is very practical. In other words, the romantic feeling comes from the very realistic materials. Therefore, JOURNEY IN THE SOUTH is a piece of work emphasized on Thirdly, lyrics and poetics. The way that AI WU expresses his emotion is very comprehensive. His method of expressing not only regulates the atmosphere and rhythm of the novel, but also deepens the theme of it. The creation of JOURNEY IN THE SOUTH is the result of a breakthrough in modern literature about revolutionary romance in the 1930s. JOURNEY IN THE SOUTH gives vigorous enlightenment and promotion to the development of Chinese modern literature. Through the analysis on the theme and the aesthetic feature of the novel, we can also have an insight into the influence that JOURNEY IN THE SOUTH has in modern literature.