Through his recollection of the interaction with Oda Takeo,Ito Toramaru explores Oda Takeo's thoughts and literature by examining his"personality".In addition,the value of Oda Takeo's Ro Jin den(Biography of Lu Xun)is further elucidated and Takeuchi Yoshimi's Ro Jin(Lu Xun)is reevaluated by Ito Toramaru,who points out that as Japan's first strictly defined bi-ography of Lu Xun,Oda Takeo's Biography of Lu Xun was epoch-making and Takeuchi Yoshimi's Lu Xun was built on its foundation.Compared to the"patriot"Lu Xun proposed by Oda Takeo,the"literary"Lu Xun proposed by Takeuchi Yoshimi implies some kind of regression and even compromise.
Lu XunOda TakeoRo Jin den(Biography of Lu Xun)Takeuchi YoshimiRo Jin(Lu Xun)