Raymond Queneau's The Blue flowers:A Philosophical Perspective on"I lose myself"
The Blue flowers is one of the contemporary French writer Raymond Queneau's masterpieces.The allusion to"Chuang-Tzu Dreaming A Butterfly"on the cover page reflects the connection between the work and the Lao-Chuang philosophy.Queneau himself has shown special interest in Eastern philosophy,especially Chinese Taoist wisdom,from which he has drawn spiritual nourishment and writing inspiration.Thus,in The Blue flowers,the two protagonists,who are entirely contrary in nature but dream of each other,seem to embody the Taoist philosophy of"I lose myself".Through one of the protagonists,Queneau externalizes his understanding of"sage",proposing to break the egocentric position and object relations,pursuing the realm of materialization,and advocating the natural dialectics of harmonious coexistence.Queneau's turning to the Chinese Taoist wisdom is actually the epitome of the phenomenon that Western culture draw on the essence of Eastern civilization,which can provide inspiration for the dialogue and the mutual learning between Eastern and Western heterogeneous cultures.
The Blue flowersRaymond QueneauLao-Chuang Philosophy"I lose myself"
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