This essay explores how melancholia represents mental illness in Yu Dafu's novella, highlighting societal concerns and implications for national salvation.
This essay examines "melancholia" ( youyuzheng ) as a notion introduced into Chinese society by the Chinese writer Yu Dafu in his novella Sinking . By describing its symptoms in the novella, the author expresses a concern over national degeneracy and ironically transforms a mental illness into a literary call for national salvation.
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