Author(s)

Jingling Wu

Corresponding Author

Jingling Wu

Abstract

Cong-wen Shen was mentally disturbed and committed suicide around the establishment of new China's literary system; then he gradually gave up literary creation and turned to study cultural relics. Rereading the materials written by Cong-wen Shen at this stage, readers can find that his writing in the period of mental disorder is unusually sober, clearly and objectively reflecting the current circumstances and many scholars' ideological situations. However, after recovering, Cong-wen Shen became less sober, leaving some "abnormalities" in writing. He constantly denied his creation and previous achievements; he denied his literary ideals and changed his pursuit, so as to conform to the times. Cong-wen Shen tried to create works about the new era for several times, but was frustrated repeatedly. These failures also exemplify the abnormality.

Keywords

Abnormality, Sobriety, Cong-Wen Shen, Contradiction