Lu Xun and Chinese Science Fiction Literature
June 15, 2020 09:32 Source: "China Social Sciences" June 15, 2020 Author: Zhang Yang

As a future -oriented literary type,Science fiction literature aims to imagine how science and technology will change human society and even human itself,This kind of inquiry is of great significance to the existence of human beings。Chinese science fiction literature starts late,until the late Qing Dynasty,Only "Scientific Novels" text translated from the West, such as "Looking Back to the Ji Zhi"。But,What must be recognized is,in the late Qing Dynasty,Chinese science fiction literature climbed the first peak -not only appeared many translation texts and creative texts,And also appears more conscious theoretical construction。,Lu Xun is not the most active advocate and responder,But from the perspective of literary history,His influence on Chinese science fiction literature is not a little bit。until the moment,There are still many science fiction writers drawing spiritual power from him,Or re -explained the ideological proposition he proposed,or imagine the future world with Lu Xun -style attitude。Today's attractive science fiction literature,Re -explore the relationship between Lu Xun and Chinese science fiction literature,Not only is it beneficial to the development of science fiction literature,and may also provide some kind of enlightenment for us how to reach a beautiful future。

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1903,Lu Xun pointed out in the "Moon Travel" discerna ":" The disadvantages of the translation world today,Guide the Chinese bet365 Play online games population for,Beginning from scientific novels。"This view is not only in the way of saying、The inference method is extremely similar to Liang Qichao's "People of the New Country,Novels of a new country first ",And the two also tend to be the same as the purpose。At this time, what Lu Xun values ​​the enlightenment effect of scientific novels,He wants to promote scientific knowledge through novels、Science spirit,to break the superstition of the Chinese people,To promote the opening of civilization。So,How can he determine that scientific novels will have such effects? The key is that the scientific novel is "scientific,Wei to use human feelings "。The so -called "human feelings",Not only the emotion of human sadness and joy,It is even more related to the survival of people、People’s essential thinking and inquiry。Four years later,Lu Xun made more in -depth thinking in "History of Science"。He thinks,The sacred science is that "can be moved to the end of the flow"。Therefore,Science if only respects knowledge,ignored the humanistic connotation,So it will cause the "big silence" of life,Even the destruction of science itself。

In fact,Lu Xun's attitude towards science in 1903 is still optimistic,I even imagined the prosperity of the "Yintong"; but in 1907,He began to think about it once scientifically out of "human feelings" and "moved",What consequences will it bring。The change of this attitude can also be seen from translation and creative practice。There are not many scientific novels translated by Lu Xun,Including Verne's bet365 live casino games "Moon Travel", "Underground Travel", "Arctic Detective" (already) and Louis Ton's "Creation Skills"。1906 slideshow incident,Lu Xun is deeply stimulated,Concept is a change。1907,Non -conjunction "History of Man", "History of Science", "Culture Degree", "Morro Shili Theory",Show its science、Recet about Literature。Since then,Lu Xun began to create "more pure literary works",until 1918,Write as "Madman's Diary"。This article that cannot be regarded as a typical science fiction novel text is repeatedly mentioned in contemporary Chinese science fiction novels、Echo,History and the future in the text of the interoperability of interoperability,It also confirms the profoundness of Lu Xun's thoughts。

During the first ten years of the 20th century,Except Lu Xun,Many intellectuals have also participated in the translation and creation of scientific novels,A group of representative literary texts appeared。where,There is a class of works depicting the beautiful social blueprints in the future.,But Lu Xun did not choose to translate or create such works,What he is concerned about is Verne。Of course,This was related to the "Verne Hot" in Japan at that time,But this choice may also show Lu Xun's vigilance for "Future Golden World"。When a large number of intellectuals imagine bright and attractive futures,Lu Xun maintained a sober reason、Reasonable doubt,This is an important manifestation of the scientific spirit。Lu Xun’s attitude has spawned propositions about hope and despair in its thoughts,and get a response at contemporary Bet365 lotto review science fiction writer。

Although Lu Xun’s scientific novel translation and theoretical interpretation results are not much,But if you put it in the history of Chinese literature,,will find that they have opened a new situation for Chinese literature with other science fiction literature works in the same period: "Future" writing becomes the pitch of Chinese spiritual cure that intellectuals imagine。The uniqueness of Lu Xun lies in the crisis he sees it,This sense of crisis makes him no longer simply "dreaming",Follow the attention of the existence of real people。It is in this sense,Han Song thinks,Contemporary science fiction novels inherit the context of Mr. Lu Xun。

  The inheritance of Lu Xun's tradition of contemporary science fiction literature

Lu Xun's early advocacy of scientific novels aims to rebuild an ideal national country,Although Lu Xun quickly revised this concept,but,From the beginning of the 20th century to the new period,Chinese science fiction literature has never got rid of this view of enlightenment。Until the new period,Chinese science fiction literature has begun to shift from the grand narrative of the nation -state to the existence of human beings、Exploration of the essence of the universe。,Some science fiction writers found the topic that can be re -explained in Lu Xun,and the attitude worthy of imitation,So,They continue Lu Xun -style thinking in a new future imagination,Creation of sci -fi text。

When discussing the tradition of Lu Xun in contemporary science fiction literature,First of all, the theme of "Eat" is still the theme of "Eat"。As the first vernacular novel in the history of modern literature in China,The bet365 Play online games richness of the "Madman Diary" must be amazing,Especially the narrative mother question of "eating people" has been repeatedly explained by future generations,As Wang Jinkang、Liu Cixin、Important science fiction writers such as Han Song have explored this topic。where,The thinking of Wang Jinkang and Liu Cixin is based on such a hypothesis: in the extreme situation of the doomsday,As the last member of human beings,Either eats the companion's body,Either die because of hunger。They made the choice of eating people for the continuation of human beings,The reason is to survive in the doomsday.,The standard for moral good and evil will be redefined。Obviously,Their re -description of "eating people" focuses on moral thinking。Comparison of comparison,Han Song's re -explanation of "eating people" is closer to Lu Xun's original thinking。"Eating" and power in the novel "Red Ocean"、Wake -up is closely related,The protagonist "I" becomes a foodie in unknown,And learned that "eating people" is the law of survival in the sea,Weak meat strong food is "reason","The original intention of civilization is to eat people"。Isn't this the discovery of the madman?

In addition to the theme of "Eat",The "Iron House" metaphor is often used for reference。Liu Cixin wants to express "Hope" in the novel "Rural Teacher",Is an optimistic attitude towards science,This is exactly his consistent idea。Different from this,Han Song described a revolution in the novel "Passenger and Creator" in the novel "Passenger and Creator",However, among them, Bet365 lotto review it also shows the affirmation of "righteousness and righteousness" of the ancestors。

In fact,Compared with other science fiction writers,Han Song's inheritance of Lu Xun's tradition is more obvious。He talked about the induction and communication of the spirit of Lu Xun when he created it,Among them, "Hospital", "Exorcism" and "Dead" can be regarded as direct interaction with the spirit of Lu Xun。Not only does the novel not only evaluate the national nature,There is also the void、Hope、Thinking of propositions such as despair。Han Song by constructing the hospital's "different entrusted" (Michel Foucault),Imagine the survival of human beings in the future,also completed the criticism of real human nature。

1918,"Madman's Diary" is written when it is written,Lu Xun will probably never think of,His novels will be presented in Chinese literature in another way after nearly a century,Affecting people's imagination for the future。Xingye? Unfortunately?,In the moment,Discussion of the relationship between Lu Xun and Chinese science fiction literature,It should not be limited to those texts of Lu Xun's early days,should be seen even more,The ideological propositions of Lu Xun's inquiry in his life,such as science and literature、Disease and treatment、Hope and despair、How to get a response from contemporary writers such as darkness and nothingness,How to affect their imagination of the future、How to know the world。For contemporary Chinese science fiction literature,Dialogue with Lu Xun is not simply returning to tradition,It is a revolution that has bred a new life。

(This article is the Bet365 app download "Lu Xun and China Political and Cultural Research" project (184080 H102116) phased results)

(Author Unit: School of Literature, Nanjing Normal University)

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