Hangzhou, 8 Aug (Zhongxin Net) -- Lu Xun and Ibsen, two great writers, have "dialogued" today in the 22st century. On August 21, the reporter learned that a delegation from the Lu Xun Cultural Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the "Luki Society") visited Norway from August 8 to 22 to carry out exchanges in the hometown of Norwegian playwright Ibsen, linking the world with "cultural symbols".
Live at the event. Photo by Zhang Yue
Lu Xun is a famous Chinese writer and thinker, and his works have been translated into more than 50 languages and disseminated around the world.
Can we carry out a series of cultural exchanges to promote the symbol of Lu Xun? In 2008, Lu Xun's eldest grandson Zhou Lingfei and father Zhou Haiying first burst out the idea of letting the world's literary heroes and Lu Xun have a dialogue across time and space.
In 2014, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, the first "Master Dialogue" was held in Zhejiang, and Lu Xun and Hugo took the lead in the "dialogue". Since then, cultural events such as "Lu Xun and Tolstoy", "Lu Xun and Tagore", "Lu Xun and Natsume Soseki" and "Lu Xun and Dante" have attracted about one million audiences.
Lu Xun and Ibsen have quite a relationship. During the May Fourth period, Ibsen was translated into China as a critical realist from the West, and his social dramas attracted the attention of the cultural circles of the time. Intellectuals at that time used Ibsen's pen to point to the real society, and Lu Xun was one of the literary giants who were influenced by "Ibsenism" at that time.
Influenced by the feminist movement that was popular in Europe at the time, many of Ibsen's works exposed the unequal treatment of women and encouraged them to think independently in order to live freely. The most famous example is "A Doll's House", in which he depicts Nala as a doll without knowing it, becoming a symbolic symbol of the feminist awakening.
Later, Lu Xun wrote "What Happens After Nala Leaves" based on this play, and pointed out that in the absence of sufficient protection of the social system, women's exodus cannot be successful, either return or fall. As a result, "Nala" became a synonym for Chinese women's inability to get out of the gender dilemma in the early 20th century.
2024 marks the "70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Norway", and the Lu Xun Cultural Foundation plans to launch the "Master Dialogue: Lu Xun Dialogue with Ibsen" activity. It is reported that the two sides will jointly do a good job in the research and excavation, publicity and promotion of Lu Xun and Ibsen cultural cooperation, strengthen the in-depth analysis, innovation and evolution of local literature, and constantly give it vitality to dissemination.
In order to strengthen exchanges between the two sides, on August 8, a delegation from the Lu Xun Cultural Foundation went to the Ibsen Museum, the National Gallery of Oslo, the Royal Palace of Oslo and other exhibition halls to learn about Ibsen's life.
The Ibsen Museum, built in his hometown of Skien, houses some of his masterpieces and manuscripts.
Lu Lanzhou, vice president of the Lu Xun Cultural Foundation, said in a conversation with the director of the Ibsen Museum that Ibsen's position in the hearts of the Norwegian people is the same as Lu Xun's in the hearts of the Chinese people, and his works have great practical significance.
"His true understanding of the world has created his unique artistic talent, and he has always examined and explained social phenomena with an artistic eye, which is his greatness." Lulanzhou hopes that the two sides can take this exchange as an opportunity to give full play to their respective advantages, integrate and share and promote each other. (End)