Japanese Visions of Lu Xun in the Light of the Magic Lantern Incident
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Robins (0000-0002-8759-3114, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | S9 |
| Pages | 105-128 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s155746601402628x |
| OpenAlex | W2244649773 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
While many Chinese studied in Japan, Lu Xun was iconic both because of his status as China's most important modern writer and because of the impact his time in Japan had on his life. Lu Xun was preparing to be a medical doctor until his teacher showed a slide of listless Chinese prisoners at the end of his anatomy class. Lu was shocked by his compatriots' passivity and the laughter they induced from his Japanese classmates, and he later wrote that this experience convinced him to abandon his studies of modern medicine and return home to awaken the Chinese people. This became known as the Magic Lantern Incident, and it is probably the best known story of nationalist awakening for modern Chinese
Art · Art history · Astronomy · Lantern · Physics · Theology · Vision · Chemistry · Chinese history and philosophy · Japanese History and Culture · Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |