Lu Xun and His Legacy
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Lu Xun and His Legacy

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Lu Xun and His Legacy

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Lu Xun and His Legacy explores the profound and complex impact of Lu Xun, a towering figure in modern Chinese literature, whose influence has extended far beyond his writings. Hailed as a revolutionary thinker and a literary pioneer, Lu Xun's works, including Call to Arms and Wild Grass, were instrumental in shaping the intellectual and cultural landscape of 20th-century China. The book examines the dichotomy between his public persona as a revered advocate of social reform and his private struggles with self-doubt and existential anguish. It delves into the Chinese Communist Party's canonization of Lu Xun, framing him as an ideological forerunner to Mao Zedong, while critically assessing the simplifications and distortions that resulted from this state-sponsored idealization.

The collection features interdisciplinary essays that dissect Lu Xun's literary genius, political engagement, and lasting cultural legacy. It investigates his innovative narrative techniques, his nuanced critique of Chinese society, and the tensions between his humanistic morality and revolutionary ideals. The book also highlights the varied global reception of Lu Xun's works, from Japan's deep intellectual engagement to Western scholars' burgeoning interest. Through a blend of historical context, literary analysis, and cultural commentary, Lu Xun and His Legacy offers an indispensable resource for understanding the life and works of one of China's most iconic and enigmatic figures, while charting new directions for scholarly discourse.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents 1
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. PART ONE Literature
  8. 1 Tradition and Modernity in the Writings of Lu Xun LEO OU-FAN LEE
  9. 2 The Morality of Form: Lu Xun and the Modern Chinese Short Story MARSTON ANDERSON
  10. 3 Lu Xun’s Zawen DAVID E. POLLARD
  11. 4 Lu Xun as a Scholar of Traditional Chinese Literature JOHN C. Y. WANG
  12. PART TWO Thought and Politics
  13. 5 The Morality of Mind and Immorality of Politics: Reflections on Lu Xun, the Intellectual LIN YU-SHENG
  14. 6 Hu Feng and the Critical Legacy of Lu Xun THEODORE D. HUTERS
  15. 7 Lu Xun in the Period 1936—1949 The Making of a Chinese Gorki DAVID HOLM
  16. 8 The Political Use of Lu Xun in the Cultural Revolution and After MERLE GOLDMAN
  17. PART THREE Impact and Reception
  18. 9 Lu Xun and Patterns of Literary Sponsorship HOWARD GOLDBLATT
  19. 10 Lu Xun in Japan MARUYAMA NOBORU
  20. 11 The Reception of Lu Xun In Europe and America: The Politics of Popularization and Scholarship IRENE EBER
  21. A Selective Bibliography of Works by and about Lu Xun in Western Languages IRENE EBER
  22. Appendix: Chinese Transliterations and Characters of Lu Xun’s Works
  23. Glossary of Chinese and Japanese Names
  24. Contributors
  25. Index