廚川白村與中國現代作家

Abstract

The influence of Kuriyakawa Hakuson on Chinese modern literature has been far reaching in view of his close linkage with the members of Wenxue Yanjiuhui (文學硏究會) and Chuangzao She (創造社) which were important literary associations in China during the early 20 th century. Through the contacts of Kuriyakawa Hakuson with the members of Chuangzao She such asTian Han (田漢), Guo Moruo (郭沫若), Xu Zuzheng (徐祖正) and Zhang Fengju (張鳳舉), the members of Wenxue Yanjiuhui such as Lu Xun (魯迅), Zhang Wentian (張聞天), Shen Zemin (沈澤民) indirectly took the aesthetic views of Kuriyakawa Hakuson. In addition, members of Wenxue Yanjiuhui holding contrary views to those Chuangzao She such as Xie Liuyi (謝六逸) and Mao Dun (茅盾) seemed to adopt his emphasis on "description" instead of "experiment" when they advocated naturalism. On the surface, naturalism and aestheticism are conflicting in the aspect of description. However, after a close examination of the literary views of Kuriyakawa Hakuson and sources of his views, it will not be difficult to find their common grounds. Analysis and reasoning on these areas are the focus of my PHD thesis. As the first chapter of my thesis, the purpose of this paper is only to examine the historical facts to prove the influence of Kuriyakawa Hakuson on modern Chinese literature.