Literature and Revolution in Modern China

Lu Xun, Leon Trotsky, and Chen Duxiu
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-73438-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 348, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 576 g

Reihe: Historical Materialism Book Series

This book reconstructs Lu Xun’s literary theory and political position within its historical context. It considers the influence on Lu Xun of Leon Trotsky’s literary theory and Lu Xun's relationship with the Chinese Trotskyists and the Chinese Communist Party. It corrects errors and shortcomings in conventional studies on Lu Xun and shows how Lu Xun was used for political purposes by the Chinese Communists
and Mao Zedong, beginning in the Yan’an years and culminating during the Cultural Revolution. It seeks to rescue Lu Xun from the distortion of his legacy by the Chinese Communist literary establishment, Mao Zedong, and Stalinism.
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Autoren/Hrsg.

Nagahori, Yuzo

Benton, Gregor

Weitere Mitwirkende

Benton, Gregor

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Marxismus, Kommunismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Nagahori Yuzo, Keio University, is Professor Emeritus of Modern Chinese Studies. He has published monographs, translations and many articles on Lu Xun and the Chinese Trotskyists, including Okuda Kyoka, The Dentist Who Created Lu Xun's Death Mask (2024).
Gregor Benton, Cardiff University, is Professor Emeritus of Modern Chinese History. He has published many books and articles on Chinese Communism, dissent in China, and the Chinese diaspora.