In Lu Xun's " A brief history of Chinese novels ", there was no comment on " Journey to the West ". However,"The Later Journey to the West" was not a novel that Lu Xun had read. Instead, it was adapted from Lu Xun's contemporary "Journey to the West". Lu Xun's " A brief history of Chinese novels " was an overview of the historical development of Chinese novels, and " Journey to the West " was not a novel that he was familiar with.
The main reason why Lu Xun listed Journey to the West in his " A brief history of Chinese novels " was that he recognized its literary value. Journey to the West was a classic of ancient Chinese novels. The plot of the story described the adventures of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand in the Western Heaven. The characters in the novel were full of different personalities, showing the good and evil sides of human nature. At the same time, the novel also incorporated rich myths and legends, Buddhist doctrines and other elements with a strong cultural color. Lu Xun believed that Journey to the West had the following literary value: The plot is wonderful: Journey to the West, with rich imagination and unique narrative techniques, portrays a fantastic story of learning from the scriptures, with fascinating plots and vivid characters. 2. Profound character images: The characters in the novel are rich and representative. The character, behavior, and growth experience of the protagonists such as Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sand Monk reflect the good and evil of human nature, contradictions, and growth. It is one of the characters in ancient Chinese novels. 3. Outstanding literary achievements: Journey to the West is one of the representative works of ancient Chinese novels and has made important contributions to the development and prosperity of Chinese literature. At the same time, the literary elements and artistic forms integrated into the novel, such as myths and legends, poetry, opera, etc., also had a profound impact on Chinese literature. Lu Xun thought that Journey to the West was an outstanding novel, and his recognition of its literary value reflected his high evaluation and importance of ancient Chinese novels.
Lu Xun once classified Journey to the West as a "demon novel" in his "A brief history of Chinese novels".
Lu Xun listed Journey to the West as one of the representative works of Chinese novels in "A brief history of Chinese novels" and thought that this novel had the following characteristics: 1. Rich imagination: Journey to the West described the adventures of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha in the Western Heaven. The story was full of magical and fantastic plots, which showed the author's rich imagination. 2. Tough structure: The structure of Journey to the West is very rigorous. The plot of the story is complicated and there are clear clues running through it. The author used many ingenious narrative techniques such as character dialogue, description, and environmental rendering to make the story more vivid and interesting. 3. Profound character image: The characters in the novel are vivid, their personalities, behaviors, and thoughts have distinct characteristics. In particular, the images of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand became classic characters that were deeply loved by readers. Inheriting and developing traditional culture: Journey to the West is not only an adventure novel, but also reflects the thoughts, morals and values of traditional Chinese culture, such as respecting the elders, protecting the weak, honesty and so on. These values were deeply reflected in the novel and had a profound impact on the development of Chinese novels and culture. To sum up, Lu Xun believed that Journey to the West was one of the representative works of Chinese novels with rich imagination, rigorous structure, profound characters, inheritance and development of traditional culture.
Lu Xun's evaluation of Journey to the West in the History of Chinese Fictions quoted Hu Shi's statement: "Journey to the West is a very successful classical novel. Although it was not a systematic historical novel, it was full of fantasy and could reflect social reality. It has both profound philosophy and rich imagination. It is a masterpiece in ancient Chinese novels."
Lu Xun's evaluation of Journey to the West in the History of Chinese Fictions quoted Hu Shi's statement: "Journey to the West is a masterpiece in the history of Chinese literature and a peak in novel creation." Lu Xun believed that Journey to the West had a complex plot structure, rich characters, profound thoughts, and superb artistic expression. It was a classic of ancient Chinese novels and had an important contribution to the development and prosperity of Chinese literature. At the same time, Lu Xun also believed that Journey to the West reflected Chinese traditional culture and values, including Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and other ideas, which had extremely high cultural value.
Lu Xun's A History of Chinese Fictions, Journey to the West: Journey to the West was a fantasy novel set in the Tang Dynasty. The author was Wu Chengen, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. The novel mainly tells the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand protecting Tang Sanzang's journey to the west to obtain the scriptures. After 81 difficulties, they finally obtained the scriptures. The Journey to the West enjoyed a high status in the history of Chinese literature and was regarded as a classic of ancient Chinese novels. It not only had a profound influence on the development of Chinese literature, but also had an important impact on world literature. Lu Xun's History of Chinese Fictions: Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a historical novel set in the Three Kingdoms period. The author was Luo Guanzhong, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. The novel mainly tells the story of various political struggles and military conflicts during the Three Kingdoms period, showing an important period in Chinese history. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was also a classic in the history of Chinese literature, which had a profound impact on the development of Chinese literature. It was not only translated into many languages, but it also occupied an important position in the history of world literature.
Lu Xun had a very high evaluation of Old Ruins 'Travels in the History of Chinese Fictions. He thought that Old Ruins 'Travels was an excellent novel that revealed the injustice of society and the darkness of human nature at that time. In the novel, he described the legendary experience of a traveler to reflect the gap between the rich and the poor in society and the psychological state of people at that time. His words were concise and clear, and the characters portrayed were profound and had a strong appeal. At the same time, Lu Xun also believed that Lao Can's Travels had profound social significance and made an important contribution to the development of Chinese novels.
The History of Chinese Fictions was a historical work written by Lu Xun. It was divided into two volumes. The contents included the development of ancient Chinese novels, the characteristics of various types of novels, as well as Lu Xun's criticism and reflection on ancient Chinese novels. Volume One introduced the origin, development, prosperity, and decline of ancient Chinese novels, including the introduction of classic novels such as Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margins, Journey to the West, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the second volume, Lu Xun analyzed the narrative style, character image, plot structure and other aspects of ancient Chinese novels and criticized some novels. Lu Xun believed that there were many problems in ancient Chinese novels, such as the lack of content, the monotonous characters and the monotonous plot, due to the serious feudal system and the constraints of moral concepts. He advocated the use of modern ideas and techniques to write novels, calling on people to get rid of the negative effects of feudal culture and fight for freedom, equality and democracy. The History of Chinese Fictions is a novel history work with important historical value. It plays an important role in the study of ancient Chinese novels and the development of modern literature.
Lu Xun's " A brief history of Chinese novels " was a very important work, and it was one of the important milestone in the history of modern Chinese literature and thought. The book mainly narrates the historical development of Chinese novels, analyses the differences and connections between ancient Chinese novels and modern novels, and puts forward some literary criticism views. In terms of content, the book systematically introduced the origin, development, maturity and decline of Chinese novels, and made a detailed analysis and evaluation of the representative works and important characters of ancient and modern Chinese novels. In this book, Lu Xun mentioned many literary phenomena and social problems, such as the imperial examination system, eunuch privileges, ethnic contradictions, class conflicts, etc., which played a positive role in promoting the development of Chinese literature and social progress. In terms of evaluation, Lu Xun's A History of Chinese Fictions is regarded as one of the most important works in the history of modern Chinese literature and thought. It is not only a classic work of literary criticism, but also an important tool for studying the history and culture of Chinese literature. Lu Xun's analysis, evaluation, and views in the book are still widely concerned and quoted. At the same time, Lu Xun's research methods and practice also provided valuable experience and reference for the study of Chinese novels.
Lu Xun mentioned the following novels in his "A brief history of Chinese novels": 1 Dream of the Red Chamber Water margin 3 Journey to the West Romance of the Three Kingdoms 5 The Scholars 6 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 7 "Flowers in the Mirror" 8 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Water margin Golden Lotus These novels were all classics in the history of Chinese literature, which had a profound impact on the development and evolution of Chinese literature.