Major Differences and Similarities between Chinese and Western Literary Theory

There are differences between Chinese and Western literary theories in the following aspects:

1. Ideology and culture: ancient Chinese literary theories emphasize the characteristics of wholeness, obscurity, and fluidity, and basically reject elemental analysis and logical reasoning, while Western literary theories pay more attention to elemental analysis and logical reasoning.

2. Originality: Ancient Chinese literature takes "Tao" as the origin of the universe and the world, emphasizing wholeness and indivisibility, while Western literature pays more attention to elemental and analytical.

3. The characteristics of categories: ancient Chinese literature emphasizes the overall fluidity and indivisibility of aesthetic categories such as qi, shen, rhyme, realm, taste, etc., while Western literature pays more attention to elemental and analytical.

Overall, there are obvious differences between Chinese and Western literary theories in their attitudes toward elemental analysis and logical reasoning, their originality, and the characteristics of aesthetic categories. These differences reflect the fundamental differences between Chinese and Western culture and philosophical thought.