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Front. Lit. Stud. China    2014, Vol. 8 Issue (3) : 359-373    https://doi.org/10.3868/s010-003-014-0020-9
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Archer Hou Yi According to Julius Zeyer (1841–1901) and Lu Xun (1881–1936): Changing Perceptions of Ancient Myths in Modern Literature
Marián GáLIK()
Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klmensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovakia
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This article analyzes two literary works by the Czech writer, Julius Zeyer (1841-1901), and Lu Xun (1881-1936) by elaborating upon two different myths concerning the Archer Hou Yi. These myths were presented by the missionary and Sinologist William Frederick Mayers in The Chinese Reader’s Manual: A Handbook of Biographical, Historical, Mythological and General Literary References (1874), and other Chinese sources. Zeyer highlighted the first myth, which was connected with the Emperor Yao and showed Hou Yi shooting arrows at the nine suns appearing together in the heavens, and Lu Xun preferred the second myth, where the Archer Yi rebelled against the Emperor Tai Kang, whom he drove from the Capital, and later was killed by Han Zhuo. The myth of Chang E who flew to the moon is described only by Lu Xun.
Keywords Julius Zeyer      Lu Xun      William Frederick Meyers      Archer Hou Yi      Chang E      changing perceptions by Catholic views of Zeyer and Marxist attitudes of Lu Xun     
Issue Date: 23 September 2014
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Marián GáLIK. Archer Hou Yi According to Julius Zeyer (1841–1901) and Lu Xun (1881–1936): Changing Perceptions of Ancient Myths in Modern Literature[J]. Front. Lit. Stud. China, 2014, 8(3): 359-373.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/flsc/EN/10.3868/s010-003-014-0020-9
https://academic.hep.com.cn/flsc/EN/Y2014/V8/I3/359
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