Two aspects:
1. Literary contribution
Lu Xun made significant contributions in novels, essays, essays, woodcuts, modern poetry, old-style poetry, translation of classics, and ancient books. He has made great contributions to many fields such as collation and modern scholarship.
As the great founder of modern Chinese literature, the few novels written by Lu Xun established a new form of Chinese novels; the prose he wrote "shows the achievements of the literary revolution."
The essay style he created is modern, free, critical and combative, and is the most commonly used "critical weapon" by later writers.
The essays he created are an encyclopedia of Chinese society, politics, history, law, religion, morality, philosophy, literature, art and even cultural psychology, people's character, sentiments, folk customs...
2. Academic contribution
Lu Xun used Western literary concepts to study Chinese classical novels and wrote "A Brief History of Chinese Novels", which not only ended the "Chinese novels have no history" era.
It also created a typical example of literary history works, "instructing countless methods for later scholars." Guo Moruo called it together with Wang Guowei's "History of Song and Yuan Opera" as the two gems in the history of modern Chinese academic history. .
Extended information:
Introduction to Lu Xun’s representative works:
1. "The Scream"
"The Scream" is the work of the modern writer Lu Xun This collection of short stories includes 14 short stories written by Lu Xun from 1918 to 1922. It was first published by Beijing Xinchao Press in 1923 and is now included in the first volume of "The Complete Works of Lu Xun".
This collection of novels truly depicts social life from the Revolution of 1911 to the May 4th Movement, starting from revolutionary democracy and embracing the purpose of enlightenment and the spirit of humanitarianism.
It reveals various deep-seated social contradictions, conducts a profound analysis and a relatively thorough denial of the old Chinese system and some outdated traditional concepts, and shows a strong sense of concern for the survival of the nation and a deep concern for society. A strong desire for change.
2. "Wandering"
"Wandering" is a collection of novels written by the modern writer Lu Xun. It was first published by Beijing Beixin Book Company in August 1926 and listed as "Wandering" compiled by the author. One of the "Wuhe Series", later compiled into "The Complete Works of Lu Xun".
"Wandering" contains 11 novels including "Blessings", "At the Restaurant", and "Sorrowful Death". The work expresses the author's thorough and uncompromising spirit of opposing feudalism and is a mirror of China's revolutionary thoughts.
The works mainly include subjects of farmers and intellectuals. The former is represented by "Blessing" and "Display"; the latter is represented by "In the Restaurant" and "The Lonely".
The entire collection of novels runs through the concern for the peasants and intellectuals living under the heavy pressure of feudal forces who "sorrow for their misfortune and are angry for their inability to fight". The novel is set in a profound and broad historical picture, and the narration of the fate of the characters is filled with emotion.
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