@article{ART001637637},
author={刘剑梅},
title={The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi},
journal={The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China},
issn={1738-0502},
year={2012},
number={28},
pages={439-456},
doi={10.16874/jslckc.2012..28.017}
TY - JOUR
AU - 刘剑梅
TI - The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi
JO - The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
PY - 2012
VL - null
IS - 28
PB - Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
SP - 439
EP - 456
SN - 1738-0502
AB - This paper argues that Gao Xingjian, the 2000 Nobel Prize laureate in literature, has brought Zhuangzi’s spirit of absolute liberation and freedom to the highest level by writing the novel Soul Mountain and the poem “As Free as Bird.” Gao Xingjian insinuates that the soul mountain is not external, but internal. Only through inner awakening can one find the soul mountain. That is to say, freedom is not bestowed by others, but is self-given. Freedom hides in everyone’s heart and only by relying on oneself can it be discovered. Gao Xingjian’s spirit of self-salvation is deeply linked with Zhuangzi’s spirit. Not only does Gao Xingjian go back to nature, like other contemporary writers such as Han Shaogong, Ah Cheng, and Yan Lianke, he also re-creates a nature, and realizes that literature carries the possibility of recreating such a nature. In reality there is no freedom: only in the field of literature can writers transcend all kinds of restrictions, and gain the life of spontaneity, freedom, and joy. Therefore, Gao Xingjian’s triumph is the triumph of a modern Zhuangzi.
KW - Gao Xingjian;Zhuangzi;Liberation;Freedom;Zen Buddhism;self-salvation;transcendence.
DO - 10.16874/jslckc.2012..28.017
ER -
刘剑梅. (2012). The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 28, 439-456.
刘剑梅. 2012, "The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi", The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, no.28, pp.439-456. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2012..28.017
刘剑梅 "The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China 28 pp.439-456 (2012) : 439.
刘剑梅. The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi. 2012; 28 : 439-456. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2012..28.017
刘剑梅. "The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.28(2012) : 439-456.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2012..28.017
刘剑梅. The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 28, 439-456. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2012..28.017
刘剑梅. The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China. 2012; 28 439-456. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2012..28.017
刘剑梅. The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi. 2012; 28 : 439-456. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2012..28.017
刘剑梅. "The triumph of a modern Zhuangzi" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.28(2012) : 439-456.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2012..28.017
