An Exposition On The Foreign Literature In The Front Of Literature And Arts

The Front of Literature and Arts, is a comprehensive and voluminous literary periodical edited by Mao Dun during the War of Resistance Against Japan. From the start of its publication, it pays attention and devotes itself to the translation and introduction of the foreign literature, as well as the reports of the recent developments in the literary world overseas, whose shares increase continuously. As a left-wing publication, Russian-Soviet literature enjoys an indisputable position. In the context of the Resistance, the Front of Literature and Arts is closely linked with the worldwide anti-Fascist literature by nature. It witnesses the double degenerations of Japanese literature and writers, and draws out the clear course of its war orientation, in order to offer some warns and lessons from this negative example. To bring the function of enlightenment and national salvation into full play, the dramatic theories become the priority of its translation and introduction when drama develops to be the backbone of the literary activities. At the same time, the spectacular and heroic Chinese revolution and war come into the vision and composition of foreign writers. By translation and introduction, the Front of Literature and Arts puts up some mirror images as to reflect.The translation and introduction of the Front of Literature and Arts, follow the translational tradition of the left-wing literature, are also the direct successors of the spirit of the new-vernacular literature promoted by the May 4th Movement in 1919, then forge ahead into the period of resistance against Japan with the Chinese modern literature mutual-promotionally. To analyze and reveal the connection between these two, we can see the pulsation of the Chinese modern literature distinctly. The translation and introduction of the Front of Literature and Arts take on sharp features of the wartime, and the ideological colors are rather striking. Compared with the specialized publication, the character of over-literature is more prominent.