Spirit of Tragedy (Reflections on Classic Prose by Renowned Authors)

Author: Cao Yu
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: "The Spirit of Tragedy" is a lecture delivered by the author in Chongqing. At that time, the Nationalist Party's hardliners were doing everything they could to disrupt the progressive literary movement. In those dark days filled with deception and oppression, the author felt more anger and indignation. Faced with the outrageous reality, he remained as passionate and profound in his thoughts as ever, and became even clearer about what to praise and what to oppose. His lecture "The Spirit of Tragedy" reflects his feelings at the time and demonstrates his stance. On the surface, it appears to be about theatrical aesthetics, but in reality, he tightly grasps the reality, delivering criticism and critique, explicitly proposing what kind of "spirit of tragedy" is needed during the tough years of the Anti-Japanese War.