Special Study on Works of Foreign Writers

Author: Liu Nianci
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: This book is specifically written as a teaching material for the optional course "Studies on Foreign Writers and Their Works" for undergraduate students of Chinese Language and Literature in the self-study examination program. The purpose is to further strengthen and enhance learners' knowledge of foreign literature, enabling them to systematically, deeply, and with greater focus understand and master the historical trajectory of the development of foreign literature, as well as some particularly important literary phenomena. It teaches students to observe, comprehend, and analyze foreign literary works from various perspectives—not only from a socihistorical angle but also considering the influences of philosophy, culture, science, religion, psychology, ethics, and their interrelationships on foreign literature. It places special emphasis on deeply appreciating the writers and works that have had a significant impact on the history of world literature, aiming to familiarize students with their achievements, creative paths, ideas, and artistic characteristics, thereby cultivating a higher sense of aesthetic appreciation and theoretical insight.