Chapter 18 "On Art" (Pu Shi) 〔1〕

"On Art" (Pu Shi) 〔1〕 "Preface to the Third Edition of the Collection of Essays "Twenty Years"" Translator's Notes [2] Georg Valentinovitch Plekhanov [3] (1857-1918) was a pioneer of Russian socialism and a colleague of the Socialist Labor Party [4]. Since the Russo-Japanese War, the party was split into two factions, the majority and the minority, and he became the leader of the minority [ 5], against Lenin, finally died in frustration and ridicule.But his works, which are called the treasure house of scientific socialism, have attracted many readers, whether friends or foes.Those who study literature and art should pay special attention to the fact that he used the shovel of Marxism to dig through the field of literature and art for the first time.

This article is retranslated from "The Art of Class Society" translated by Yoshito Kurohara, Japan. Although it is less than 10,000 words long, the content is substantial and clear.For example, in the beginning, I stated my views on materialist literary criticism and its tasks; in the second part, although this method may be used badly, it cannot be used as a reason for opposition; He is a thoroughly petty bourgeoisie, and must never use the title of "proletarian conceptionist"; at the end of the day, if he wants to propagate doctrine, he must understand this doctrine in advance, and there are very few places suitable for the position of a propagandist as a writer and artist : They are all concise and to the point, especially suitable for introduction to present China.

Commenting on Pulikhanov's book, Japan recently translated a work by Jacob Vulevsson [6]; China first had a very good short essay by Valevsson [7], which was translated and attached to "Soviet Russia In "The Literary Controversy". On the night of June 19, 1929, the translator added a note. ※ ※ ※ [1] "On Art" includes four essays by Plekhanov: "On Art", "The Art of Primitive Peoples", "Revisiting the Art of Primitive Peoples" and the third edition of "The Collection of Essays "Twenty Years" "Preface", translated by Lu Xun based on the Japanese translation by Sotsumura Shiro, published by Shanghai Guanghua Book Company in July 1930, as one of the "Scientific Theory of Art Series".The preface written by Lu Xun for the translation was originally published in "Xindi Monthly" on June 1, 1930 (that is, the sixth issue of the first volume of "Sprout Monthly"), and was later compiled.

[2] This article, together with the translation of the "Preface to the Third Edition of the Collection of Essays "Twenty Years", was first published on July 15, 1929, the seventh issue of the first volume of the monthly magazine "Spring Tide", and has not been printed since Into the "art theory" booklet. 〔3〕GeorgValentinovitchPlekhanov is Georgy Valentinovitch Plekhanov. [4] The Socialist Labor Party shall be the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party.In 1903, under the leadership of Lenin, the party was formally established. In 1918, the Seventh Congress passed a resolution based on Lenin's suggestion and changed its name to the Russian Communist Party (B).

[5] The director of the minority refers to Plekhanov as the leader of the Mensheviks. [6] Refers to Jacob Wulev's "On Plekhanov".The Chinese translation was included in the "Scientific Art Theory Series", but it was not published. [7] Wallevsson (L.a. KTUTqXTF, 1880—?) Soviet writer.Author of "The Soviet Federation and the Capitalist World", "The Economic Image of the Soviet Federation" and so on. "Short essay" refers to his article "Pulikhanov and the Problem of Art".