Zhou Zuoren In His Later Years And His Dream Of Cultural Revival

This article selects Zhou Zuoren's translation The Works of Lucian as the breakthrough point. through the study on the selected item, translation, notes in detail, and analyze the demands of society which paper has contained explore the "foreign aid and inland insist" cultural Renaissance which Zhou Zuoren gradually construct from the 1920s how to extend in his old age. This effort will help us to understand and master Zhou Zuoren's thoughts richer and more. It has special reference significance to examine intellectuals'complex ideas when they are live in specific age.The first chapter explores the process which Zhou Zuoren's cultural Renaissance of " foreign aid and inland insist " gradually germinal and build. He suggest to use traditional culture as " inland insist " fundamental, and take the Greek culture which is fit to the Chinese traditional culture to revive traditional civilization and culture and to get creative transformation and reliance in the modern.The second chapter discusses Zhou Zuoren's situation in old age and his insist on the dream of cultural Renaissance. Entering the 1960s, Zhou Zuoren still insist to speak in the reality of the highly centralized political ideology, he translated The Works of Lucian which contain his real thought. This is his participation way to construct modern Chinese.By this way he insist on his dream of "cultural Renaissance" and convey his hope on the rebirth of Chinese culture and society.The third chapter is mainly concern on the similarities between Zhou Zuoren and Lucian. Zhou Zuoren take more attention on The Works of Lucian is because which contain the spirit of "hate false". Zhou Zuoren has realized the spirit is similar between Chinese culture and Greek culture. He hope to use the spirit of " hate false" to cure the traditional Chinese nationality evils, self-restraint, perfecting Chinese citizens'character.The fourth chapter is maily to study The Works of Lucian' item, translation, notes in detail,analyzes the social and cultural needs which translation contains.In the 1960s, Zhou Zuoren almost lost the right to say in inland, he has took the translation of The Works of Lucian as his creation of works. He use these quotes, comments to convey his own purpose, it deserves careful study to understand his true intentions.The fifth chapter summarizes Zhou Zuoren is standing in independent intellectual position, according to his own way to think and practice, puts forward the thoughts of the "foreign aid and inland insist" cultural Renaissance. This claim both base on the theoretical basis and practical design, is able to justify its system of culture.