November 17, 2023, inThe 8th Central European Literature Festivalof salon activities, writersZhao Songto"European Contemporary**".As the theme, it presents a journey of in-depth thinking and exploration for literature lovers.
Flaubert to Kafka: The Historical Origins of Contemporary Europe
From Flaubert to Proust, Joyce, and Kafka, Zhao Song presents us with a series of important innovations in the form of **.
FlaubertThrough the scientific, rigorous and accurate description and the micro-narrative of the characters' situation, ** has been pushed to the height of art.
ProustThrough the in-depth excavation of memory, it is revealed that human memory is a process of continuous reconstruction, rather than an orderly record in the general sense, which is Proust's major contribution to modern times in "Reminiscences of the Lost Years".
JoyceIn "Ulysses", the trivial life of an ordinary person within 12 hours is used as a clue to show the complex interweaving of human consciousness, imagination and perception in the real world, completing the subversion of the traditional heroic narrative and placing the experience of ordinary people at the center of **.
WhileKafkaIn works such as "The Castle" and "Metamorphosis", he uses almost allegorical and dream-like ways to profoundly interpret the situation of modern people.
The Pluralistic Transformation of European Literature
With the development of modern European industrial civilization and the outbreak of two world wars, writers have made profound reflections on the existence and mental state of "man".。Especially after World War II, the avant-garde represented by the French "new **" issued a strong question and criticism of the realism generated in the nineteenth century, and its representative writersRob GrilletWith its sharp articles, it has caused widespread controversy. His reflection on "reality" is rooted in the influence of phenomenology, highlighting the questioning of traditional concepts of "depth" and "meaning". He believes that "depth" and "meaning" are illusory, not real discoveries, and that people just habitually follow the old rules of thinking, and that existence in this context is precisely unreal.
In the 1980s, the ebb of the avant-garde ** and the resurgence of the tradition**. As a symbol, the 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the representative writer of the French "new **".Claude Simon, like an elegy for the end of the avant-garde**
It was also in the eighties of the twentieth century, with the rise of immigrant literature, that European literature was revitalized in the intersection of diverse cultures。Immigrant writers were not bound by language barriers and injected new vitality into contemporary European literature. In his speech, Zhao Song selectively sorted out the works of outstanding contemporary writers from various European countries, showing the diverse aspects of contemporary Europe.
The Power of Senses and Experience: Exploring the Infinite Possibilities of the Subtle
Zhao Song emphasized the importance of sensory and experiential abilities。He pointed out that the space that accompanies the flow of human consciousness is very large and contains a huge amount of information. For the same event, if you have a strong ability to perceive and experience, you will have a unique discovery. The responsibility of writers is to tap into the extreme of people's senses and imagination, and to re-stimulate people's perception, imagination and thinking through in-depth attention and exploration of various things.
The Power of Literature: Re-examining Reality and Discovering the Beauty of the Unknown.
European contemporary not only deeply reflects people's search for the possibility of ** itself, but also continues the attempt to passThe power of literature allows the most vital things to arouse people's attention to the world, to re-recognize the way and meaning of one's own existence.
Looking to the Future: The Transformation of Chinese Literature and the Challenges of the New Era
In a review of the entire history of European literature,Zhao Song said that contemporary Europe is facing great possibilities and unknowns。At the same time, he also called for a deeper reform of Chinese literature in terms of literary methods to meet the challenges of literary creation in the new era.
This literary salon carried out an in-depth analysis of contemporary European **, which triggered the audience's new thinking about literature. As the 8th CEIBS Literature Festival continues, more information about literature and art will be launched in the future, so stay tuned!