英文摘要 |
Yu, Da-Fu is considered the predecessor of modern Chinese travel essays. Yu's patriotism serves as the keynote of his work. His writing reveals that he absorbs nature with an attitude of enjoying art work as well as life; he examines nature with the aesthetic ideal of ”searching for the original beauty”; he becomes intimate with nature by identifying himself with it. Yu's work depicts beautiful landscapes and yet also concerns his country and his people, which are a link to his life and a reflection of his mind. Yu is extremely candid and shows all of his thinking in his work. He is a representative figure among the Romantic activists of the May Fourth Movement. Romanticism values one's spontaneous feelings. Each of Yu's works faithfully describes his observations and feelings for the beauty of the scenes along his voyages. Furthermore, Yu's travel essays convey a strong awareness of his thinking. We can infer his antiestablishment ideas and opposition to the mundane world. However, Yu comes to appreciate that there is a gap between the ideal and reality. To solve this conflict, he arrives at the transcendental notion that ”it would be better just to go home?”. |