Behind the revenge:A study on the text generation of The Soul of Sparta
Starting from revenge as the political discourse of the late Qing Dynasty,Lu Xun took the classic"revenge model"of the Greco-Persian War as the motif,focused and highlighted the campaign node colored with national revenge on the basis of existing materials,making the article The Soul of Sparta not only echo the Rejecting-Russia Movement,but also imply the intention of political revolution,hence reflecting the phenomenon of the inter-entangling of two types of nationalist thoughts in modern times.The choice of the theme of"Sparta"in the article is related to the spiritual resonance of"Sparta",which was once regarded as a model of modern national construction in the process of exploring the regional cultural tradition of Zhejiang and the construction of modern national state.Lu Xun's construction of the key plot of Si Liena martyred as a remonstration husband based on historical facts is related to the common influence of literary trends such as"female national mother"and"female husband"in the late Qing Dynasty,which enriches the expression of revenge at the literary level.In addition,The Soul of Sparta was not re-compiled until 1935,suggesting Lu Xun's diachronic search for the spirit of revenge in the past.