From "History of Entrepreneurship" to "Mountains and Seas", Professor Zhang Jun of CUHK talked about the original intention of socialist literature and art

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"In addition to love, life can be richer, love can be broader, and our life will have unlimited possibilities."

On August 22, the ninth session of the "Learning Party History, Passing on Classics, and Promoting New Works" reading salon series of theme reading activities was held in the form of online live broadcast. Zhang Jun, professor and doctoral supervisor of Sun Yat-sen University, took the theme of "Analysis and Sharing of Classic Works of Red Literature from "History of Entrepreneurship" to "Mountains and Seas"" and discussed the development context and main characteristics of socialist literature and art in combination with specific works.

The event was hosted by the Guangzhou Municipal Federation of Literature and Art, hosted by the Guangzhou Greater Bay Area Cultural Exchange Promotion Center, and co-organized by the Guangzhou Literary and Art Critics Association and the Guangzhou Literary and Art Volunteer Association. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)

Two examples of socialist literature and art

Zhang Jun introduced: At the first national literary and artistic congress, Zhou Yang summed up the literary and artistic experience of the Liberated Areas and made a report entitled "The New People's Literature and Art."

In fact, as early as 1942, after the publication of Mao Zedong's "Speech at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art", a large number of new themes, new characters, new languages and new forms of "for the people" emerged in the field of literary and artistic creation in the Liberated Areas, and provided examples for the development of socialist literature and art since then.

In contemporary literature, Liu Qing's "History of Entrepreneurship" highlights the characteristics of "for the people" and belongs to the representative works of socialist literature and art. At the artistic level, Zhang Jun believes that "the novel shows profound literary skills, and in many aspects such as detail grasp and psychological portrayal, it has reached the peak of contemporary works." ”

After the reform and opening up, although literature and art have shown a diversified development trend, the creation of "for the people" has always been an important force. Zhang Jun believes that in recent years, the popularity of outstanding film and television works such as "Great Rivers and Great Rivers" and "Mountains and Seas" means that socialist literature and art continue to play a leading role in the diversified literary and artistic pattern through the excellent works that continue to emerge.

Among them, the TV series "Mountains and Seas" is particularly representative. Zhang Jun said: "'Mountains and Seas' is the "History of Entrepreneurship" in the new era, which not only truly reflects the theme of the era of poverty alleviation, but also makes this work have a certain artistic height by the original ecological presentation of regional customs, the capture of life details, the accurate portrayal of character psychology and the superb acting skills of the actors. ”

What are the characteristics of "for the people" literature and art

"The slogan of the Seventh Company of Steel in "Soldier Assault" is impressive: do not abandon! Don't give up! Zhang Jun believes that these two sentences can be used to summarize some of the spiritual cores of socialist literature and art.

First of all, "not abandoning" is a remarkable feature that distinguishes socialist literature and art from other literature and art. The so-called "no abandonment" means to portray small people sincerely and meticulously, regardless of wealth or power, and not to ignore compatriots in various situations. Do not give up", that is, the work fully demonstrates the essential strength of the subject, full of self-esteem, self-reliance, self-improvement of the spirit of struggle.

Reflected in literary and artistic works, these works such as "History of Entrepreneurship" and "Mountains and Seas" narrate the story of the protagonist leading the surrounding masses to get rid of poverty and get rich together with the deep feelings of "for the people", and do not avoid the middle characters and backward characters, but focus on their help and promotion. "The process of poverty alleviation is also a process of struggle, a process of unremitting self-improvement, and the main theme of the Chinese nation over the past hundred years is inseparable from the word 'struggle.'"

Mao Jian commented on "Mountains and Seas": "Every scene and every character has removed the drama equation. "The play involves the beautiful emotions of Madford and Splash, Madbao and Mai Miao, but there is no entanglement and pulling.

In Zhang Jun's view, this is also a major feature of socialist literature and art, by showing the broad world and noble pursuits, giving people rich spiritual nutrition, "in addition to love, life can be richer, love can also be broader, our life will have unlimited possibilities." ”

Zhang Jun believes that these works are in the same vein, providing a larger and broader living space and life yearning on top of the individual's desire for survival. Compared with "History of Entrepreneurship", "Ordinary World" and "Mountains and Seas" focus more on the personal objects of family and land, which has aroused wide resonance in contemporary times.

"This display of the breadth of life helps the audience form a richer and more diverse understanding of life, and understands the responsibilities and pursuits in different situations." Zhang Jun concluded.

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