YANG Mingtian
(№.4,2012)
Abstract: Herzen’s thinking and personality were of multiplicity and his way of expression was also of multiplicity. His peculiar literary form, for which we borrow his own statement, was called mosaic style. In his works, quotations became a principal expression method. His multiple thinking and personality had an inner link with his way of expression. A lot of quotations in his works made us believe that he had a sense of neo-mysticism. His personality and creation characteristics had a certain connection with the cultural features of the 20th century. His types of literature were not uniform and coherent. His “conscious stream” was clearly incarnated in his types of literature; the conscious stream of the 20th century was refl ected at a sentence level. His literary creation was of some features of surrealism as we say today. He drew support from mosaic style and tried hard to create the reality of his own “realism”. Reading his works can make us notice some skeletons of the prose principle formed in the 20th century.
Key words: Herzen; thinking; personality; multiplicity; mosaic style
