The Translation, Dissemination And Acceptance Of Ellen Key's Thought In China During The May 4Th Movemont.

Ellen Key is a world-renowned feminist and child educator in the 20 th century.She devoted all her life to the development of women's and children's liberation.Her thoughts spread to China during the May 4th Movement,which had a profound impact on the improvement of new culture.The May 4th period was the period of great ideological changes in Chinese history.During this period,intellectuals with rich family and national feelings and sense of change introduced western ideological theories for their own use,held high the banner of "democracy" and "science",and launched a vigorous ideological and ethical revolution to save the nation from extinction and survival.Enlighteners strive for the discovery of "human",pursuing the equality of "human" and achieving the liberation of "human",so improving the status of women,pursuing equality between men and women,and realizing equal rights between men and women have become an important topic of the new trend of thought.At this stage,the pioneers focused on the group of "women" which was covered by historical space and discourse.In order to liberate women,it is imperative to release women from the barrier of male power.Therefore,the enlighteners of the May 4th Movement declared war on feudal ethics to realize the freedom of communication between men and women,and the freedom of love became an important means of resisting the feudal system.It is against this background that Ellen Key's thought was introduced to China.Her "freedom of love,marriage and divorce" became the spiritual creed of the May 4th Youth Movement.She encouraged the youth bound by feudal ideology and feudal ethics to break through the shackles,pursue freedom and happiness bravely,and realize the value of "human".During the May 4th period,with its advanced,forward-looking and practical nature,Ellen Key's thought set off a "love" craze in the whole academic circles and even in China,and also became an important theme of the May 4th literature.It is necessary to restore the track of the dissemination and acceptance of Ellen Key's thought in China and to explore the real role of Ellen Key's thought in the specific historical period.Firstly,the thesis grasps the overall thought of Ellen Key,classifies and summarizes its core and main content,and focuses on explaining the theory suitable to China in Ellen Key's ideological system,so as to facilitate the reception and application of Ellen Key's thought in China.Secondly,by grasping historical materials and restoring history,this paper studies the process of translation,introduction and dissemination of Ellen Key's thought in the May 4th period,focusing on the way and media of its thought entering China.Based on thedissemination of Ellen Key's thought in China,this paper explores the local acceptance of Ellen Key's thought,focusing on the inspiration of Ellen Key's thought to the freedom of marriage and love of the May 4th Youth and the integration of Ellen Key's thought of motherhood and native land,and interprets the important role of Ellen Key's thought in "opening up the people's wisdom" through social analysis and works interpretation.At the same time,it summarizes the promotion of Ellen Key's thought to other ethical ideological changes during the May 4th Movement,such as the abolition of prostitutes,foot binding movement,chastity reform,etc.,and grasps the all-round influence of Ellen Key's thought on the May 4th ethical revolution,especially contributing to women's liberation.However,with the May 4th Movement turning to a low tide,Ellen Key's thought has gradually been neglected or even lost in many literary discourses.Therefore,the paper will focus on exploring the causes of Ellen Key's thought's silence after the May 4th Movement,combining with the era and social background,analyzing the difficulties and challenges faced by foreign ideological theory planting in the basic local context,and sums up the complete context of Ellen Key's thought's ups and downs in China.Ellen Key sent the "spark" to the ignorant people in the May 4th period,but it was lost in many literary discourses.By summarizing Ellen Key's acceptance process in China,it not only supplements the May 4th trend of thought,but also complements and improves the development and context of feminist theory in China.