What is the connection between ancient literature and modern literature?

Ancient and modern are divided by years, and the difference between ancient literature and modern literature is precisely with the development and change of the times, which makes literature and culture have new contents. The period of China's ancient literature is from ancient times to the eve of the May 4th Movement in 19 19. China's ancient literature is the foundation of the growth of China's modern literature and an indispensable part in the history of China's cultural development. The development of modern literature in China is inseparable from the development of ancient literature. It has been modernized on the basis of inheriting ancient literature, and at the same time influenced by western culture, and has been nationalized in the process of learning from the west. 1. The origin difference between China ancient literature and China modern literature.

China ancient literature originated from ancient myths and legends. In ancient times, people made meaningful explanations and descriptions of a series of natural and social phenomena they knew, and finally collectively created works orally, including ghost stories and deified the legend of heroes. This shows the story of people's worship, struggle and pursuit of ideals.

Modern literature in China originated in the May 4th period, but in fact its predecessor was modern literature, which happened after the Opium War. In the face of foreign invasion, Lin Zexu, a relatively enlightened landlord class intellectual in our country, revealed the painful and turbulent scene of the times in his literary works, and also called for reform and political change, showing an urgent desire to resist foreign aggression. /kloc-At the end of 0/9th century, Kang Youwei's? Togu reorganization? To some extent, it impacted the feudal orthodox culture at that time. The development of these modern literature has made full preparations for the development of modern literature.

Therefore, the difference between China's ancient literature and modern literature lies in that ancient literature originated from people's understanding of natural society, while modern literature originated from people's transformation of existing decadent culture. 2. There are differences between ancient literature and modern literature in China.

The ancient literary genre is ancient myths and legends, among which Shan Hai Jing and Huai Nan Zi are the two most intact mythological materials.

The literary genres in the pre-Qin period were poetry and prose, and The Book of Songs was divided into three parts: style, elegance and ode. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, The Analects was an important representative. In the mid-Warring States period, Mencius and Zhuangzi were the representatives. At the end of the Warring States Period, Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals was an important representative.

The literary genres of China's ancient literature in different periods are: myths and legends in ancient times, poems in pre-Qin period, Han Fu in Western Han Dynasty and Eastern Han Dynasty, parallel prose in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Tang poetry, Song lyrics, Yuanqu and novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Modern literature in China reformed and innovated the ancient literary forms and created a series of new cultural genres: drama, new poetry, modern novel, prose, prose poetry, reportage and so on. 3. Language differences between ancient literature and modern literature in China.

Most of China's ancient literary works were written in classical Chinese, with a small amount of vernacular Chinese. May 4th Movement? The vernacular movement ended the era of classical Chinese in language and marked the beginning of the vernacular era. Therefore, China's modern literary works are written in vernacular Chinese, which meets the cultural needs of most people.

The difference between ancient literature and modern literature exists objectively, but we can't unilaterally think that they exist in isolation. The development of modern literature is based on ancient literature, so we should also see the relationship between them and understand things dialectically.