Introduction to the main works
Major literary works
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Rogue's Feast
——Discourse Transformation in Contemporary China
This book deeply explores the phenomenon of hooligan discourse prevalent in contemporary China. Contemporary China is divided into two societies, one is the state society, and the other is the hooligan society without order, faith, authority and morality. It is based on the 200 million migrants who have left the land and has become an invisible attribute of contemporary China. This book takes identity theory as the logical premise, hooligan discourse as the object, and cool words, color words and obscene words as analytical elements. It unfolds a comprehensive, in-depth and unique interpretation of the hooligan narrative mode that permeates various cultural styles (novels, poetry, art, music and popular culture, etc.), and convincingly reveals the basic characteristics of hooligan discourse. It is refreshing to read. It is a major breakthrough in hooligan studies and a rare achievement in discourse research in the Chinese ideological circle in recent years.
The lonely majority
Loneliness is to maintain spiritual independence. "The Lonely Majority" is a collection of reflections on contemporary Chinese culture by Mr. Zhu Dake, a famous cultural scholar. The topics include culture, literature, film, architecture, history, geography and many other aspects. With the social conscience of a public intellectual, Mr. Zhu tells the story of the spiritual loneliness of individuals and the times under the changing times, the "worldly loneliness" of the loss of faith and trust, the "discourse loneliness" of being the only one awake while everyone else is drunk, and the "cultural loneliness" of seeking spiritual refuge in the prosperous times... He often reveals his concern for the entire human culture in his writing, and thus creates the image of cultural loneliness: loneliness is also a ladder to climb to civilization.
Cultural Anxiety
——Zhu Dake's Watch Book Series
The Cultural Anxiety Zhu Dake Watchbook Series includes five books, Mythology, Judgment, Utopia, Prophet, and Time. It is presented to readers in the form of a set because it can more comprehensively and completely reflect Zhu Dake's language style and critical perspective. Cultural criticism was introduced from the West, so many Chinese scholars, when using literary criticism or cultural criticism, analyze problems almost entirely from a Western perspective, completely divorced from China's reality. Zhu Dake's cultural criticism and cultural deconstruction retain the Chinese perspective. From his cultural criticism, we can see that he has a deep memory and feeling of Chinese history. Do you know how brilliant our civilization is? It is so brilliant that it still impresses the world today. Do you know when we entered an era of ignorance? Through history, we can still feel the panic, fear and pain of Han Dynasty intellectuals. Zhu Dake never hesitates to use his precise language to decipher obscure metaphors, nor does he hesitate to use his sharp thoughts to cut off the pretense of exaggeration and affectation. The city made up of buildings and every ray of light in the city are ultimately a series of cultural symbols. The unique descriptions of historical artifacts such as jade, swords, bronze tripods, ancient mirrors, tea, porcelain, and silk are profound in thought and elegant in language. They are interpreted from a cultural perspective and have become popular masterpieces. During the "literary boom" of the 1980s and 1990s, various schools competed with each other, and poets and writers competed to show their personalities and talents on the stage of the times. As a witness and participant of that period, Zhu Dake has accumulated rich materials and profound thoughts. (Excerpt from the book's introduction)
Chinese Mythology and the Origin of Qin and Han Thoughts
Ancient Chinese God System
"Ancient Chinese Gods" explores the origin of ancient Chinese culture and mythology in a unique way, and discovers and proves that ancient religions/myths all over the world originated in Africa. ", proposing that the institutional prototype of the Qin Empire came from Persia, etc., revealing that China's pre-Qin mythology is the crystallization of the "Asian spiritual community". The author believes that a high degree of openness, learning from others' strengths, and then achieving transcendence and completing originality are the great characteristics of the Chinese cultural spirit and the main reason why it stands on the top of world civilization. These viewpoints subvert the academic views since the late Qing Dynasty, and provide insightful enlightenment for understanding the openness of Chinese culture, inheriting local historical traditions, and promoting the future revival of Chinese culture. They can be regarded as a major achievement of Chinese academics since 1949. . (Excerpt from the introduction to the book)
Explanation: The book has recently been encircled by the Cultural Revolution. The paperback version has been removed from Dangdang.com, but the hardcover version is still available for sale.
Selected reading: "The Ancient Chinese God System" Chapter 7 Section 2
History of Ancient Chinese Mythology
Chinese Mythology Code
This book sorts out the Chinese mythology system from five aspects: exploring the secrets of "Classic of Mountains and Seas", leaders of the gods in ancient times, gods in daily life, myths of animals, plants and artifacts, Buddhist myths and folk legends. It also discovers the hidden connection between Chinese and foreign myths behind the names of gods, and examines Chinese mythology in a global context. At the same time, this book also interprets the historical facts behind the myths, such as Cangjie's creation of characters may reflect the huge Chinese character construction system, and Chang'e's flight to the moon may be an immigration to cope with the survival crisis. (Excerpt from the book introduction)
Book friends recommend and interpret "The Code of Chinese Mythology"
Cultural wormhole
——Quotations from Zhu Dake
"Cultural Wormhole: Zhu Dake's Quotations" involves topics such as poetics, literature, discourse, beauty, body, and desire. It starts with analyzing the poems of Qu Yuan, Milton, Tao Yuanming, Du Fu, Li Bai, Li He, Su Shi, and others, and expounds on the views on classical poetics; starting with the phenomena or ideologies in the poetry world such as the "1980s" poetry movement, modern avant-garde poetry, pioneer poetry, Today School, and Misty Poetry, it analyzes modern poetics in depth; from the examination of the cultural connotations of classical literature such as pre-Qin literature, Sanyan Erpai, "The Romance of the West Chamber", and "The Peony Pavilion", it removes the "deified" coat and restores its most authentic form... "Cultural Wormhole: Zhu Dake's Quotations" involves literature, poetics, history, philosophy, sociology, etc., looking at the phenomena and views that people have become accustomed to from different perspectives, which is thought-provoking and thought-provoking. (Excerpt from the book's introduction)
