Lu Shi's tribute to Oscar Wilde did not cause the uproar he imagined.
Ordinary people only care whether the novel is interesting or not.
As for who Wilde was?
Sorry, don't pay attention.
But novel writers and literary critics are different. There are admirers and opponents, with different opinions.
Knut Hamsun took the lead in taking up the banner of "land-breaking".
He fired at Lu Shi on the book review page of a magazine: ""No One Survived" is well written, but its roots are as crooked as Mr. Wilde's. I don't know if this Chinese novelist has his roots in the wrong place. , a poisonous weed grows.”
These words are very harsh,
Regardless of the Chinese or English context, "root" and "root" are puns, the kind that specializes in the lower third route.
Moreover, not only Hamson,
Almost all conservative writers turned on the free microphone and attacked Lu Shi.
Some people even bluntly said that Lu Shi should delete the eulogy when reprinting it, otherwise it would discredit the Royal Publishing House.
This pisses off liberals,
Since Oscar Wilde's work can be performed at the Royal Theater, it means that the level must be high, and there will be no problem politically.
Why can't people mourn publicly? ?
George Bernard Shaw stepped forward and fired back fiercely in the Manchester Guardian.
Judging from the posture, it was as if he and Wilde had never had any disagreements.
Moreover, this guy is good at sarcasm, he doesn't use any curse words when he curses people, and his combat power is much higher than that of ordinary writers. He can make people bloody with the power of one person compared to a hundred.
Literary men are not easy to bully;
The word is a blade,
Mo Weifeng,
The pen is a sword,
The two sides used various newspapers and magazines as their positions and fought fiercely.
The center of the matter is obviously no longer Wilde, but liberalism and conservatism, and the tone is getting higher and higher.
Literary researchers of later generations will definitely be confused when they see this period of history.
First, Hamsheng scolded Lu Shi,
Then came George Bernard Shaw scolding Hamsun.
After that it started to become magical.
William Butler Yeats blasted Bernard Shaw on open mic,
Romain Rolland, who was far away in France, was eager for justice and stood up to help scold Yeats.
Yeats immediately retorted.
Among these people, Hamsun is Norwegian, Bernard Shaw is Irish, Yeats is Irish, and Roland is French.
Looking at the region alone, we can say:
The whole of northwestern Europe has turned into a pot of porridge!
On the way, a young man named Stefan Zweig, who was less than twenty years old, emerged.
Zweig's newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and he complained about all the seniors one by one.
They say that Bernard Shaw's gradualism is "safe rebellion", that Romain Rolland "writes novels with music", that Yeats's symbolism and metaphysical poetry are "typical feudal desires", and that Tagore's "translation level is extremely poor".
Then, everyone turned their guns and angrily criticized Zweig for sneaking into the old comrade.
In just three or four days, various literary figures sang and I appeared on stage, it was like a cultural movement was launched.
…
fleet street,
Manchester Guardian offices, editor's office.
Snapped--
Lu Shi put down the newspaper and tried to hold back his laughter.
I didn’t expect Zweig to be so aggressive when he was young, and he wouldn’t care about anyone when he scolded them.
Bernard Shaw said angrily: "I bet this Zweig is French."
Lu Shi was surprised,
"Ah? Why do you think so?"
Bernard Shaw clicked on the newspaper,
"Look at what he said about Mr. Roland, 'use music to write novels'. This doesn't look like criticism at all~"
"Hahaha!"
Lu Shi finally laughed out loud.
"So, you guess that Zweig is a fellow countryman of Mr. Roland?"
Bernard Shaw snorted, looked at the newspaper again, and said, "Why don't you think about it?"
The characteristics of Roland's novels are summarized as "writing novels with music", because Roland is not only a thinker, writer, social activist, but also a music critic.
That review was indeed complimentary.
Unfortunately, Zweig is not French, but Austrian.
George Bernard Shaw guessed wrong.
Lu Shi said: "This matter has nothing to do with region, right? Aren't you and Mr. Yeats both Irish?"
Bernard Shaw was slightly speechless: "Tsk... Yeats and I are different. I support new drama, while he likes the gorgeous style of romanticism, and his tendencies are completely different. He and I have quite a lot of arguments."
Lu Shi suddenly realized,
No wonder Yeats had nothing to do with him, yet he still jumped out to fight with Bernard Shaw.
It turns out that the two had conflicts for a long time.
Lu Shi consoled him: "Okay, okay, don't be angry. Let's not mention Yeats for now. Look at Zweig, even Tagore didn't let him go. You know that young people think too much and don't know how high the sky is."
George Bernard Shaw said: "That is to say, Tagore is bullying others and cannot fight back in India."
As he said that, Bernard Shaw glanced at Lu Shi,
"Aren't you a young man too?"
Lu Shi couldn't help but laugh and said, "My mentality is that of an old man."
Bernard Shaw almost wanted to roll his eyes.
At this moment, the door to the editor's office was pushed open, and Scott hurriedly walked in,
"Mr. Lu, Mr. Xiao, are you here?"
Lu Shi nodded immediately,
"Mr. School Superintendent wants to submit another article. I will accompany him here."
Scott understands,
"Book review edition? Okay! Show me! Maybe we can recreate the grand literary discussion between Dostoyevsky and Turgenev."
Dostoyevsky and Turgenev disliked each other, and their war of words lasted for thirty years.
Moreover, this kind of scolding is not just scolding a shrew.
As prominent figures, they used their best to satirize each other in magazines, newspapers, and even self-published books.
But at the same time, the two wrote novels such as "Demons" and "Crime and Punishment" that are regarded as classics by later generations.
That’s why Scott said “pomp and circumstance.”
Scott was reading the manuscript there, and Bernard Shaw said to Lu Shi guiltily: "It's a pity that because of these dirty things, people downplayed the little poem you wrote. Alas..."
Lu Shi waved his hand,
"Mr. Superintendent, this incident did not happen because of you. You don't have to blame yourself."
George Bernard Shaw said softly, "Hmm," and then asked, "By the way, what's the name of that poem?"
——
The night gave me black eyes,
But I use it to find light.
——
This is a modern poem called "A Generation", written by Gu Cheng.
Lu Shi pondered for a moment and felt that there was no need to change the name, and then said: "'One Generation'."
Bernard Shaw's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he sincerely praised: "Good! What a "Generation"! There is no more suitable name than this! And..."
He sighed silently,
"Zweig said that my support for progressive reforms is a kind of 'safe rebellion'. In fact, I think it is not wrong. In an era when progressivism is eternally correct, conservatism itself is a kind of rebellion against the mainstream."
Lu Shi was speechless. He didn't expect that the other party would bring the topic back.
He said: "You are a real thinker."
George Bernard Shaw laughed loudly,
"Don't think that I can't hear your sarcasm. However, I still want to thank you. It was after reading your song "Generation" that I felt inspired."
The two were chatting when Scott suddenly clapped his hands.
"Okay! Mr. Xiao is really great! This article is very well written."
Seeing Scott's eyes gleaming, Lu Shi knew,
Ouxi still had to continue making porridge.
