Feng Zhi 冯至 （1905-93） was not only one of the founders of German Studies in China, but he also was an important scholar of the Tang dynasty poet, Du Fu 杜甫 （712-70）. The present essay attempts to analyze Feng ...Feng Zhi 冯至 （1905-93） was not only one of the founders of German Studies in China, but he also was an important scholar of the Tang dynasty poet, Du Fu 杜甫 （712-70）. The present essay attempts to analyze Feng Zhi＇s ＂coming of age＂ by using Du Fu as a case study for the dialogue between the modem and Western-educated intellectuals on the one hand, and the twentieth-century political and nativist movements of China on the other. Feng＇s admiration for Du Fu prompted him to write a biography for this precursor poet, this ＂Sage in Poetry＂ （shisheng 诗圣）, which was not only a record of his life, but also a mirror that reflects Feng＇s own spiritual transformation from a student of Western romanticism, individualism, and existentialism, to, in his own words, a ＂mouthpiece of the people.＂展开更多
文摘Feng Zhi 冯至 （1905-93） was not only one of the founders of German Studies in China, but he also was an important scholar of the Tang dynasty poet, Du Fu 杜甫 （712-70）. The present essay attempts to analyze Feng Zhi＇s ＂coming of age＂ by using Du Fu as a case study for the dialogue between the modem and Western-educated intellectuals on the one hand, and the twentieth-century political and nativist movements of China on the other. Feng＇s admiration for Du Fu prompted him to write a biography for this precursor poet, this ＂Sage in Poetry＂ （shisheng 诗圣）, which was not only a record of his life, but also a mirror that reflects Feng＇s own spiritual transformation from a student of Western romanticism, individualism, and existentialism, to, in his own words, a ＂mouthpiece of the people.＂
