Translating Wor(l)ds Collana di studi sulla traduzione e traduzioni delle lingue asiatiche e nordafricane

Series | Translating Wor(l)ds
Edited book | May Fourth and Translation
Chapter | Ba Jin, “Offspring of May 4th”, Time Bomb and Utopian Impulse

Ba Jin, “Offspring of May 4th”, Time Bomb and Utopian Impulse

Abstract

Ba Jin 巴金 (1904-2005) is well-known for his adherence to anarchist ideas in his youth, which actually hides a profound utopianism characterized by a social revolution without purpose and end. By a detailed examination of A Dream on the Sea, a novel published in the beginning of 1930’s, this paper aims to rehabilitate such an utopian spirit as it formulates criticism of reality, oppressive and inegalitarian, by adopting an otherness which warns against both revanchist statism and voluntary servitude. The author’s loyalty to the legacy of May 4th will be highlighted as his work embodies an ever renewed desire for the freedom of thinking and imagining, if not of acting.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: May 21, 2020 | Accepted: July 20, 2020 | Published Dec. 21, 2020 | Language: en

Keywords May 4th MovementUtopianismBa JinCosmopolitismAnarchism


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