Don't seek new voices in foreign lands: Lu Xun and Western Culture

Author: Zhang Yun
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts.
Part 1: Lu Xun on "National Character" and "National Soul." It primarily explores the relationship between Lu Xun's concepts of "nation" and "national character" and the social and political conditions of China in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, from new perspectives such as national psychology and comparative literary iconology, as well as in connection with Western culture.
Part 2: Lu Xun's Aesthetic Views and German Autonomy Aesthetics. It discusses the fundamental contradictions in Lu Xun's artistic philosophy, particularly the tension between the autonomy and sociality of art. Lu Xun consistently sought a balance between these two extremes in his literary creative activities.
Part 3: Lu Xun's Spiritual Attitude and Western Philosophy. Through Lu Xun's critiques or acceptances of concepts such as "scientific materialism," "evolutionism," "superman," "individualism," "democracy," and "life philosophy," it reveals the essence of Lu Xun's spirit. Additionally, it provides a detailed analysis of recurring symbols in Lu Xun's works, such as "walking," "road," "wilderness," "loneliness," "mosquitoes," "flies," "night," and "walls."