Similar to the rediscovery of research—Xu Zhimo between Chinese and Western cultures: Xu Zhimo between Chinese and Western cultures

Author: Liu Jiemin
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book studies the broader cultural background of Xu Zhimo's poetry, prose, and personality formation from the perspective of comparative literature. It covers Xu Zhimo's study abroad experiences, global travels, translation, and the influence of heterogeneous cultures. Western writers such as Hardy, Mansfield, Rolland, the philosopher Russell, and poets Byron, Shelley, Keats, Burns, and Wordsworth, as well as the Eastern poet Tagore, all had direct or indirect impacts on Xu Zhimo. Additionally, literary traditions of Romanticism, Aestheticism, and even the "Victorian era" deeply influenced both Xu Zhimo the person and his works. Over the years, I have been engaged in research on comparative literature theory, focusing on metaphysical issues such as the epistemology, ontology, and methodology of comparative literature. This time, conducting more comprehensive and systematic case studies on Xu Zhimo is an attempt for me. To deeply study a writer and their works, it is essential to fully utilize various primary sources; grounding research in authentic materials is crucial. Careful organization and practical thinking and exploration of these primary sources allow one to grasp the important stages of a person's life and the origins of their works, thereby achieving genuine research results. To achieve this goal, first and foremost, everything must be based on facts, using Xu Zhimo's life experiences, thought processes, literary works, and friendships and travels as evidence. Secondly, based on an in-depth understanding of Xu Zhimo's thoughts and actions, value judgments should be made, with the hope of more fairly reflecting the development and evolution of Xu Zhimo's creative ideas and theoretical implications.