Chronology Entry
Year
1917
Text
Chen, Duxiu. Wen xue ge ming lun [ID11258] :
Chen schreibt : "Die europäische Kultur hat freilich viel der Politik und der Wissenschaft zu verdanken, doch auch nicht weniger der Literatur. Ich habe das Frankreich von Rousseau und Pasteur lieb, aber noch mehr das von Goethe und Hauptmann ; ich liebe das England von Bacon und Darwin, aber noch mehr das von Dickens und Wilde. Ist unter unseren heldenhaften Literaten jemand da, der den Mut hat, ein Hugo oder Zola, ein Goethe oder Hauptmann, ein Dickens oder Wilde zu werden ?" = "European culture has benefited considerably from the many contributions of political thinkers and scientists, but the contribution of writers has not been small either. I love the France of Hugo and Zola ; I love the Germany of Kant and Hegel, but I love especially the Germany of Goethe and Hauptmann ; I love the England of Bacon and Darwin, but I love especially the England of Dickens and Wilde. Is there some outstanding writer in our own national literature who will take on the role of China's Hugo, Zola, Goethe, Hauptmann, Dickens or Wilde ? Is there anyone bold enough to make a public challenge to the 'eighteen demons', ignoring the criticism of reactionary scholars ? If so, I am willing to drag out the cannon to from his vanguard."
[Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Louis Pasteur, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gerhart Hauptmann, Francis Bacon, Charles Galton Darwin, Victor Hugo, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Emile Zola].
Bonnie S. McDougall : Chen meant no more than a literature in which the material world is shown to affect people's lives, and in which concern is shown particularly for the sufferings of the poor. The demand for 'freshness' should be taken in the context of 'stale classicism' ; Chen was not opposed to rich and elaborate descriptions of scenery or emotions as such, he only rejected the euphuistic and allusive language typical of a great deal of classical Chinese poetry and essays. His final aim, to create a simple and popular literature to replace obscure scholarly or eremitic literature, shows the most obvious reason for classing Wilde among the literary giants.
Chen schreibt : "Die europäische Kultur hat freilich viel der Politik und der Wissenschaft zu verdanken, doch auch nicht weniger der Literatur. Ich habe das Frankreich von Rousseau und Pasteur lieb, aber noch mehr das von Goethe und Hauptmann ; ich liebe das England von Bacon und Darwin, aber noch mehr das von Dickens und Wilde. Ist unter unseren heldenhaften Literaten jemand da, der den Mut hat, ein Hugo oder Zola, ein Goethe oder Hauptmann, ein Dickens oder Wilde zu werden ?" = "European culture has benefited considerably from the many contributions of political thinkers and scientists, but the contribution of writers has not been small either. I love the France of Hugo and Zola ; I love the Germany of Kant and Hegel, but I love especially the Germany of Goethe and Hauptmann ; I love the England of Bacon and Darwin, but I love especially the England of Dickens and Wilde. Is there some outstanding writer in our own national literature who will take on the role of China's Hugo, Zola, Goethe, Hauptmann, Dickens or Wilde ? Is there anyone bold enough to make a public challenge to the 'eighteen demons', ignoring the criticism of reactionary scholars ? If so, I am willing to drag out the cannon to from his vanguard."
[Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Louis Pasteur, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gerhart Hauptmann, Francis Bacon, Charles Galton Darwin, Victor Hugo, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Emile Zola].
Bonnie S. McDougall : Chen meant no more than a literature in which the material world is shown to affect people's lives, and in which concern is shown particularly for the sufferings of the poor. The demand for 'freshness' should be taken in the context of 'stale classicism' ; Chen was not opposed to rich and elaborate descriptions of scenery or emotions as such, he only rejected the euphuistic and allusive language typical of a great deal of classical Chinese poetry and essays. His final aim, to create a simple and popular literature to replace obscure scholarly or eremitic literature, shows the most obvious reason for classing Wilde among the literary giants.
Mentioned People (11)
Bacon, Francis
(London 1561-1626 Highgate bei London) : Philosoph, Jurist, Historiker, Schriftsteller, Politiker
Chen, Duxiu
(Huaining, Anhui 1879-1942 Sichuan) : Politiker, Gründer der Kommunistischen Partei, Marxist, Professor für Literatur, Dekan School of Arts and Sciences Beijing Universität
Darwin, Charles Robert
(Shrewsbury, Shropshire 1809-1882 Down bei Beckenham = London) : Naturforscher
Dickens, Charles
(Landport, Portsmouth 1812-1870 Gadshill bei Rochester) : Schrifststeller
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
(Frankfurt a.M. 1749-1832 Weimar) : Schriftsteller, Dichter, Dramatiker
Hauptmann, Gerhart
(Obersalzbrunn, Niederschlesien 1862-1946 Agnetendorf, Hirschberg i. Riesengebirge) : Dramatiker, Schriftsteller
Hugo, Victor
(Besançon 1802-1885 Paris) : Schriftsteller, Dichter, Dramatiker
Pasteur, Louis
(Dole 1822-1895 Villeneuve-l'Etang bei Paris) : Chemiker, Mikrobiologe
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
(Genève 1712-1778 Ermenonville, Oise) : Philosoph, Schriftsteller, Komponist
Wilde, Oscar
(Dublin 1854-1900 Paris) : Irischer Schriftsteller, Dramatiker, Dichter
Zola, Emile
(Paris 1840-1902 Paris) : Schriftsteller
Subjects
Literature : China - Occident
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Literature : Occident : France
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Literature : Occident : Germany
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Literature : Occident : Great Britain
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Literature : Occident : Ireland
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Physics and Chemistry
Documents (2)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 1972-1973 | Dougall, Bonny S. Fictional authors, imagery audiences : "The importance of being earnest" in China. = McDougall, Bonnie S. The importance of being earnest in China : early Chinese attitudes towards Oscar Wilde. In : Journal of the Oriental Society of Australia, vol. 9 (1972/73). | Publication / WilO7 |
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| 2 | 2000 | Yang, Wuneng. Goethe in China (1889-1999). (Frankfurt a.M. : P. Lang, 2000). S. 29. | Publication / YanW1 |
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