Global elements in Chinese literature / Sihe Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chen, Sihe, author.

Series:

Brill's humanities in China library ; Volume 16.

Brill's Humanities in China Library ; Volume 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Chinese literature.

Chinese literature--Western influences.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2022]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How has modern Chinese literature emerged from the collision of domestic social upheaval, foreign inspiration and sparks of creative genius during the past century? Sihe Chen explores this question from a global perspective, analysing how Chinese authors assimilated Western literary movements to create new forms of expression adapted to a society in rapid transformation. The author then examines these global influences in the works of selected contemporary Chinese novelists and poets. He shows that the problems these writers confront are common to all peoples and that Chinese literature expresses not only the story of China, but also that of humanity.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Sihe Chen

Copyright page / Sihe Chen

Foreword to the English Edition of Global Elements in Chinese Literature / Sihe Chen

Chapter 1 A Holistic View of the History of China’s New Literature / Sihe Chen

Chapter 2 Modernism in the Development of China’s New Literature / Sihe Chen

Chapter 3 Consciousness of Confession in the Development of China’s New Literature / Sihe Chen

Chapter 4 Romanticism in the Development of China’s New Literature / Sihe Chen

Chapter 5 Realism in the Development of China’s New Literature / Sihe Chen

Chapter 6 Global Elements in Chinese Literature of the 20th Century / Sihe Chen

Chapter 7 The Avant-Garde Spirit of the May 4th New Literature Movement / Sihe Chen

Chapter 8 The Collection of Sonnets : the Model of Exploring Global Elements / Sihe Chen

Chapter 9 A Dictionary of Maqiao : One Case of the Global Elements in Chinese Contemporary Literature / Sihe Chen

Chapter 10 Daemonic Elements in Hard Like Water by Yan Lianke / Sihe Chen

Chapter 11 Daemonic Elements in Zhang Wei’s Fictions / Sihe Chen

Chapter 12 The Folk Narrative of Brothers from the Perspective of Bakhtin’s Folk Theory / Sihe Chen

Appendices / Sihe Chen

References / Sihe Chen

Index / Sihe Chen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Chen, Sihe Global Elements in Chinese Literature

ISBN:

9789004522978

OCLC:

1354206964

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004522978 DOI