Magical Imagination—Writers from Northern and Southern Europe and Chinese Culture

Author: Wang Ning, Ge Guilu
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Step into the literary halls of Northern and Southern Europe, where enchanting imaginations of China flood in: the dreamlike and surreal "Silk Kingdom" in the eyes of Roman writers, the poetic and heroic "Chinese heroes" on the Italian literary stage, the beautiful and melancholic "Chinese princesses" – these oriental stories, imbued with foreign colors, possess endless charm, evoking people's beautiful fantasies about another world. Meanwhile, the mad knight Don Quixote, the vagrant Sancho Panza, the new woman Nora, Peer Gynt who, and the immortal poet Dante who struggles on the arduous path of the "Heavenly Circle," all stir spiritual ripples in the hearts of Chinese readers. These ripples are so enduring, reflecting the contact and fusion of Dutch literature and culture; the spread of Chinese culture in Northern and Southern Europe, the rise and renewal of Sinological traditions in the globalized era; the popularization of the Chinese language and the formation of a new world cultural landscape. Like an endless array of cultural exchange channels, immersing ourselves in them allows us to appreciate the magnificent symphony of Sino-Western literary and cultural exchanges.