The Comparison of the Manifestation of Heroism between Beowulf and Journey to the West开题报告

1. 研究目的与意义

Heroism has always been an eternal topic in the human history; it is a kind of spiritual values in the evolutionary process of human civilization. As the standard of value judgment in ideology, the understanding of heroism in different history and cultural backgrounds has large differences. Therefore the worship and praise to the hero has become the same topic in Chinese and Western culture. It reflects the tendency of values, however, heroes in different history and countries have different cultural connotation and forms.

2. 研究内容和预期目标

I.Research Contents

The purpose of the thesis is to compare the heroic image of Monkey King in Journey to the West and Beowulf in Beowulf and study the cultural roots of these heroes. Mainly through comparative study to analyze the process of character molding, the definition of heroes,aesthetic and cultural values, destiny value and tragedy implication.

So the research contents will be divided into the following several aspects: Firstly, understanding the heroic image of each book. Secondly, analyzing their similarities and differences of each image. Thirdly, study of heroism in the Journey to the West and Beowulffrom the Perspective ofHofstede''s Culture Dimensions. And finally, study the influence of Journey to the West and Beowulf on Modern Chinese and Westerners

3. 国内外研究现状

1.Research At home

Heroes'' superior abilities embody dynamical sublime' and heroic spirit manifests spiritual sublime, which inspire people in their aesthetic experience. Heroism in the two masterpieces shows common human nature. The essence of heroic sublimity is man''s transcendence.

2.Research Abroad

4. 计划与进度安排

2022.10.26---2022.11.1Searching for the references and choosing the topic

2022.11.2 ---2022.11.10Confirming the topic

2022.11.11 ---2022.11.30 Writing the research proposal

5. 参考文献

Li Wangjun. (2005). The Comparative History of East and West Literature Style. Fu Zhou: Strait Literature and Arts Press

Hadley D M，ed.（1999）Masculinity in Medieval Europe． London and New York: Longman，1999．

Triandis, Harry. C. (1988). Collectivism and Individualism: A reconceptualization of a basic concept in cross-cultural social psychology. London: Macmillan.

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