«Manchurian Princess» by A. Heidok and «Spring in a Small Town» by Xiao Hong: Comparative Analysis
<p>The article compares two works — «Manchurian Princess» by Russian emigrant writer A. Heidok and «Spring in a Small Town» by Chinese writer Xiao Hong, which were created in approximately the same epoch and reproduce the same place...
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<p>The article compares two works — «Manchurian Princess» by Russian emigrant writer A. Heidok and «Spring in a Small Town» by Chinese writer Xiao Hong, which were created in approximately the same epoch and reproduce the same place of action — the north-east of China. Heidok’s work appealed to the mystical ideas of Chinese culture (the idea of reincarnation); Xiao Hong’s work was deeply influenced by Russian classical literature. Both stories present a story of tragic love, which breaks the traditions of a conservative society and radically changes the lives of the characters. The meaning of the characters’ lives lies in returning to the true nature of man — love, because only in it does existence find meaning; at the same time, the theme of love is closely intertwined with the theme of death. In both works there is an intersection of different epochs — the past and the present; at the same time, it is the past that determines the course of events of the present. Specific situations of the characters’ lives are revealed in a broad historical and cultural space, which allows the author to put before the readers the most important ethical and philosophical problems. A. Heidok’s story shows how life in the previous birth influences the actions of a person in subsequent births; in Xiao Hong’s story «the past» is the power of tradition, which does not allow a girl to get an education and determine her own destiny.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9a2e71ce1184b82988aae80d33d16342023-10-10T11:16:56ZrusMoscow State University of Psychology and EducationЯзык и текст2312-27572023-09-01103849710.17759/langt.2023100309«Manchurian Princess» by A. Heidok and «Spring in a Small Town» by Xiao Hong: Comparative AnalysisC. Gao0Y. Qiao1Ya. Gao2Qiqihar UniversityQiqihar UniversityQiqihar University <p>The article compares two works — «Manchurian Princess» by Russian emigrant writer A. Heidok and «Spring in a Small Town» by Chinese writer Xiao Hong, which were created in approximately the same epoch and reproduce the same place of action — the north-east of China. Heidok’s work appealed to the mystical ideas of Chinese culture (the idea of reincarnation); Xiao Hong’s work was deeply influenced by Russian classical literature. Both stories present a story of tragic love, which breaks the traditions of a conservative society and radically changes the lives of the characters. The meaning of the characters’ lives lies in returning to the true nature of man — love, because only in it does existence find meaning; at the same time, the theme of love is closely intertwined with the theme of death. In both works there is an intersection of different epochs — the past and the present; at the same time, it is the past that determines the course of events of the present. Specific situations of the characters’ lives are revealed in a broad historical and cultural space, which allows the author to put before the readers the most important ethical and philosophical problems. A. Heidok’s story shows how life in the previous birth influences the actions of a person in subsequent births; in Xiao Hong’s story «the past» is the power of tradition, which does not allow a girl to get an education and determine her own destiny.</p>https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/langt/archive/2023_n3/Gao_et_al |
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| title | «Manchurian Princess» by A. Heidok and «Spring in a Small Town» by Xiao Hong: Comparative Analysis |
| title_full | «Manchurian Princess» by A. Heidok and «Spring in a Small Town» by Xiao Hong: Comparative Analysis |
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| title_short | «Manchurian Princess» by A. Heidok and «Spring in a Small Town» by Xiao Hong: Comparative Analysis |
| title_sort | manchurian princess by a heidok and spring in a small town by xiao hong comparative analysis |
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