20th Century Classics of Foreign Literary Theory

Author: Cheng Zhengmin
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The development of Russian and Soviet literary theory in the 20th century has experienced a complex and winding process. It moved from a pluralistic structure to a monolithic structure and then back to a pluralistic structure, remaining full of vitality and dynamism. Russian and Soviet literary theory has a profound historical tradition. The rise of Russian Marxist literary theory at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries transformed the landscape of Russian literary theory. It was a major phenomenon in 20th-century Russian and Soviet literary theory. Represented by Plekhanov and Lenin, Russian Marxists applied Marxist perspectives to solve literary problems, exerting a profound influence on the development of 20th-century Russian and Soviet literary theory. Germany is the homeland of Freud and Marx, and psychoanalytic criticism and Western Marxist literary theory stand out particularly prominently. First, Freud's psychoanalytic theory transcended the boundaries of psychology and had a broad and profound impact on various fields of Western social sciences, especially literature and art. Building on traditional Marxism and combining with the realities of contemporary social movements and political changes, many Western Marxist theorists have proposed their unique interpretations of the world. Literary theory is inextricably linked with society. In the 20th century, as history progressed and society advanced, the theoretical community began to pay increasing attention to marginalized areas in culture, such as colonial issues and women's issues. Furthermore, literary studies have, to some extent, entered a broader phase of cultural studies. From the radical stance of the left wing of Western Marxism, a cultural theory of postmodernism has been summarized and proposed, which conducts an integrated study of cultural and artistic phenomena in capitalist societies in the post-industrial era and other social phenomena, presenting unique and original perspectives. This book includes 14 short stories such as "Snow Road," "Beautiful Moments," and "Black Horse."