Comparative Aesthetics of Chinese and Western Visual Poetry Based on the Multimodal Theories

摘要

Although the Chinese visual poetry and western visual poetry have a lot of differences,the similarity of visual poetry is the combination of poetry and painting.This research will apply the method of comparative analysis and multimodal theories,aiming to provide a new view to evaluate Chinese and western poetry,so as to promote the aesthetic experiences of Chinese and western culture for public.The research finds that Chinese and western poetry can be analyzed from the perspective of framework of visual-image analysis based on multimodal theories,which is composed of three major meanings:representation,interaction and composition.The comparative aesthetics based on the multimodal theories is of great significance to the appreciation and enjoyment of Chinese and western visual poetry.