Reflection on the Spiritual Value of Network Poetry in the Information Age

Abstract

The Information Age has spawned network poetry's prosperity in mainland China. It takes human nature more creation resonance for purpose, to show a complex pattern of interpersonal relationship between good and evil; to spiritual freedom in virtual space as aim, publicity of sentient beings harmonious human ideal; poetry on content of reality of times for specific connotation, historical inheritance with current morality and ethics. At same time, network technology to hide under consumption desire writing, without subject feature, virtual space individuality extreme rebellious spirit, embodies network poetry deconstructs traditional humanistic spirit. In information age, emergence of a lot of poetry, poetry, poetry website forum(micro-blog blog content)and poetic text, since new poetry language information network and new elements of art and imagination space, form different from traditional poetry creation, dissemination, acceptance characteristics. In process of present Chinese mainland literature information, literary and artistic creation influence on traditional humanistic spirit gradually strengthen, legitimacy and its realistic value problem of network poetry worthy of attention. The network poetry attributes of dispute lies in language information and network media features of it. The network poetry can be divided into broad and narrow, generalized network poetry is from media perspective, all through network creation and dissemination of poem called network poetry, it includes not only media Poetry(classical or non-classical poems)network, which has been in print form poems posted on bulletin board, including direct to screen(computer or mobile phone)original poems; narrow sense of network poetry focuses on making, refers to use of computer multimedia technology, digital text creation, this text uses network language, text, image, sound can be integrated, with sound, light and beauty, also called hypertext poetry. Media scholar Mcluhan pointed out: the choice of media is far more valuable than load media content itself. (1) visible, if we consider carrier network, it can not simply criticize poem by poem, must also discuss effects of language information and network media traits of traditional humanistic spirit. Network media from thoughts and feelings of creator 's own, value judgment and interpretation of poetry, and production of poetry achievements, not only enriches and expands connotation of traditional humanistic spirit, but also promotes historical changes of traditional humanistic spirit. Gadamer once said: game contains a significance in itself, has an own unique spirit, more importantly, in play has been put into a unique very serious but sacred, however, in game behavior specified in this active in all purpose of connection is not simply disappeared, but in its own way out of. (2) network poetry is virtual game originated in online, it can in positive interaction of participants insights on life, also can construct traditional humanistic spirit in digital age in a wide range of association, expansion of human spirit in a certain pattern space. Symbolic spirit active elements humanistic meaning, online game world of space and virtual world of network poetry, is based on post modern discourse logic, to digital age we continue to perform humanistic picture, but also in modern cultural context in formation of common aesthetic spirit of network. The network poetry in drive and restriction of social, economic, cultural, keep their own beauty,