Discover Kong Yiji
by Gu Xingyun
About This Novel
It involves many doubts and difficulties in Lu Xun's classic works such as "Kong Yiji", as well as issues that have been debated for many years. Through slow reading, careful reading, and in-depth research, the author has made a different interpretation of the themes, characters, artistic forms, textual expressions, etc. Of "Kong Yiji" than before. His academic insights are significantly different from the original scholar's views and teaching reference book teachings. It is a new breakthrough in the old academic results and teaching guidance, and is a new result of the study of Lu Xun's works such as "Kong Yiji". For example, many scholars and teaching reference books believe that the theme of "Kong Yiji" is to expose the evils of the imperial examination system, that Kong Yiji is a pedantic, poor, and eager to climb the feudal intellectuals, and that the young men look down on Kong Yiji, etc. Based on Lu Xun's self-narration and the actual work, the author clarifies: The purpose of the novel is to describe the general society's indifference to the poor. The down-and-out Kong Yiji is an "insulted and damaged" scholar, not a critical or negative image in the novel. The boy pays attention to and sympathizes with Kong Yiji. He evaluates Kong Yiji's conduct as better than others. From the perspective of artistic achievements, the creation of "Kong Yiji" is Lu Xun's unique contribution to modern Chinese literature.
What Readers Think
Rating
Community(0)
Rating
Community(0)
