The Sholokhovian Traditions in Zhou Libo's Literary Works

Within the framework of comparative literary studies, this research aims to identify and analyze the specific mechanisms of intercultural transformation of M.A. Sholokhov's literature in the works of Zhou Libo. The study focuses on Zhou Libo's novels (Great Changes in a Mountain Village, The Hurricane) and M.A. Sholokhov's Virgin Soil Upturned, examined through the lens of A.N. Veselovsky's theory of "historical poetics" and V.M. Zhirmunsky's typology. The novelty of the work lies in its integrated application of comparative-typological and intertextual analysis, which accounts for both the historical-cultural context of Sino-Soviet literary interactions in the 20th century and Zhou Libo's personal experience as the translator of Virgin Soil Upturned. The study demonstrates how Zhou Libo, while preserving the dialectic of historical necessity and the complexity of human nature, creatively transforms Sholokhov's narrative strategies (polyphonic dialogue, spatial symbolism) to adapt them to Chinese cultural codes. A new interpretation is proposed of the process of reception and reconstruction of Sholokhovian traditions in Zhou Libo's works.