Christian Culture and the Tragic Consciousness in Modern Chinese Drama

Author: Wang Lieyao
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: The approach of this book attempts to start from the author's understanding of the so-called Christian culture: First, it clarifies issues such as how Christian culture aligns with modern Chinese literature, the influence of Christian culture on Chinese theater, and the evolution and development of tragic consciousness during China's modern and contemporary periods. This serves as the basic background for analyzing the impact of Christian culture on tragic consciousness in modern Chinese drama. Second, it focuses on six modern tragic dramas as key research subjects, discussing and analyzing the influence of Christian culture on modern Chinese tragic drama. Further, it examines the impact of Christian culture on tragic consciousness in modern Chinese drama based on the tragic consciousness reflected in these modern tragic dramas. Third, taking two debates and criticisms centered around several tragic dramas as examples, it analyzes how the tragic consciousness in modern Chinese tragic drama, influenced by Christian culture, develops through the interaction, coexistence, mutual learning, and complementarity between critics and tragic playwrights. Finally, it outlines the basic trajectory of the influence of Christian culture on tragic consciousness in modern Chinese drama, analyzes the status and role of Christian-influenced tragic drama in the development of tragic consciousness in modern Chinese drama, and attempts to provide some evaluations. This book references and draws upon many existing academic achievements, especially those that focus on modern Chinese tragic dramas, such as the research represented by Guo Moruo, which emphasizes the portrayal of social conflicts and national heroes.