Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t18.29

v2.c10.s2.t18.29

Lu Xun wrote *On the Power of Satanic School of Poetry* in 1907, and mentioned Kalidasa in this long article with great admiration. He said, “Ancient India had four *vedas*, which are fascinating and profound; *Mahabharata* and *Ramayana* are two epics with charming beauty. Later, the poet Kalidasa appeared and was known for legends and lyrics, and praised as a greatest master by eminent German poet W. von Goethe”.