An Investigation on Lin Shu's Feminist Thought in Biographies and Memoirs
Lin Shu's feminist thought can be better expounded by his ancient writings,vernacular poems,notes and other non-fiction works imprinted with women's deeds and evaluations of that period due to their authenticity and credibility in comparison with commen-taries on his translation of Western novels.As they are the actual records and presentations of women's existential dilemma,physical ill-ness,spiritual distress and destined tragedies in modern China,they reflect the author's writing and advocacy of women's issues such as feminist morality,women's education,motherhood and chastity from the perspective of tradition and reality.In general,his feminist thought represents the cultural collision between the Orient and Occident during the period of social transformation.But specifically,it highlights the moral and emotional roots of Confucian compassion and the uniqueness of concern for women's survival and development in real life in contrast with the Western ethics of empathy based on the concept of equality and the Nara-style rebellious feminism.In the wake of the New Culture Movement,Westernization,and Women's Liberation,the embedded local experiences and values of Con-fucianism are better manifested owing to the distinction from the mainstream modern feminist theories.
Lin Shubiographies and memoirswomen's survivallocal experiences
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