Though Lu Yao's Ordinary World(Pingfan de Shijie)has enjoyed considerable sales volume and reading quantity similar to his other novel Life(Rensheng),it is not accepted by the literary circle as Life and failed to...Though Lu Yao's Ordinary World(Pingfan de Shijie)has enjoyed considerable sales volume and reading quantity similar to his other novel Life(Rensheng),it is not accepted by the literary circle as Life and failed to spark the kind of nationwide discussion once created by Life.One explanation for this is the sweeping desire for innovation that was present in literary circles in the 1980s,but the creation method of the Ordinary World was too conservative to stimulate the interpretive impulse of the new critics;another reason is that the incredible length and sheer complexity of Ordinary World prevented scholars from recognizing how difficult it was conceived and what innovation it made.This paper embarks on an intensive reading of Ordinary World in terms of its characterization,the character groups of urban and rural youths,senior cadres,and rural grassroots cadres,and a re-elucidation of its“"overlapping areas,"in an attempt to extensively analyze the content of the panoramic chronicle of Chinese society at the beginning of reform and opening up,and the writer's profound thinking and artistic innovation in his description,trying to clarify the many vague understandings of this masterpiece in the literarycircle.展开更多
The birth of an outstanding literature is closely related to a writer's creation motive,thought and expression.Lu Yao's masterpiece Ordinary World(Pingfan de Shijie)spans a period of ten years and reflects pan...The birth of an outstanding literature is closely related to a writer's creation motive,thought and expression.Lu Yao's masterpiece Ordinary World(Pingfan de Shijie)spans a period of ten years and reflects panoramically the myriad of social formations,lifestyles and patterns of thought during China's social transformations between 1975 and 1985.Via an analysis of first-hand materials such as the memoirs and correspondences of Lu Yao,his relatives and editors,this essay systematically unravels the writer's main motive for composing the novel Ordinary World,in a renewed effort to unravel the mystery behind the creation of this literary classic.展开更多
文摘Though Lu Yao's Ordinary World(Pingfan de Shijie)has enjoyed considerable sales volume and reading quantity similar to his other novel Life(Rensheng),it is not accepted by the literary circle as Life and failed to spark the kind of nationwide discussion once created by Life.One explanation for this is the sweeping desire for innovation that was present in literary circles in the 1980s,but the creation method of the Ordinary World was too conservative to stimulate the interpretive impulse of the new critics;another reason is that the incredible length and sheer complexity of Ordinary World prevented scholars from recognizing how difficult it was conceived and what innovation it made.This paper embarks on an intensive reading of Ordinary World in terms of its characterization,the character groups of urban and rural youths,senior cadres,and rural grassroots cadres,and a re-elucidation of its“"overlapping areas,"in an attempt to extensively analyze the content of the panoramic chronicle of Chinese society at the beginning of reform and opening up,and the writer's profound thinking and artistic innovation in his description,trying to clarify the many vague understandings of this masterpiece in the literarycircle.
基金periodic outcome of Shaanxi Province's philosophical and social sciences research program titled"A Study of Lu Yao's Theme of‘Taking People as the Centre’"(Project Approval No:2019J032).
文摘The birth of an outstanding literature is closely related to a writer's creation motive,thought and expression.Lu Yao's masterpiece Ordinary World(Pingfan de Shijie)spans a period of ten years and reflects panoramically the myriad of social formations,lifestyles and patterns of thought during China's social transformations between 1975 and 1985.Via an analysis of first-hand materials such as the memoirs and correspondences of Lu Yao,his relatives and editors,this essay systematically unravels the writer's main motive for composing the novel Ordinary World,in a renewed effort to unravel the mystery behind the creation of this literary classic.
