The literary language features of children’s opera scripts by Li Jinhui
Abstract
Based on the historical process of China's cultural modernization in the early 20th century, this paper examines the characteristics of Li Jinhui's children's drama literature texts (1891–1967). The author emphasizes that in the field of education reform, Li Jinhui was the first to prove that singing is helpful to the study of the national language, which are different from the ancient Chinese and various dialects and are now widely used in conversation and writing. Based on Western European traditions, in the 1920–30s he wrote and published 12 children's operas, and they contributed to the popularization of the new language and had an invaluable influence on the formation and development of the literary language of modern China. In addition, the article points out that the texts of the opera script are guided by children's perception and take into account children's psychology. In addition, it also reveals the main features of Li Jinhui’s literary language.
About the Author
Yinchen Xu
Dmitri Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Xu Yinchen, post-graduate student, specialty 5.10.3. Types of art (musical art) (art criticism), scientific advisor – D.Sc. (Art Criticism), Professor L.V. Gavrilova
Krasnoyarsk, 660049
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For citations:
Xu Y. The literary language features of children’s opera scripts by Li Jinhui. ARTE. 2024;(4):38-46. (In Russ.)
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