A Historical and Cultural Perspective on Modern Chinese Literature

Author: Chen Guo'en
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: "Red Candles! They do not delay, they do not delay! They are meant to 'burn' out your light—this is the natural method." Excerpted from Wen Yiduo's "Preface Poem to Red Candles." This book is one of the "Red Candle" academic series published by the School of Liberal Arts at Wuhan University. It explores the historical and cultural issues of 20th-century Chinese literature from a holistic worldview perspective. The scope includes Sino-Western cultures and their relationship, the nationalization of literature, and social transformation. At the same time, it provides a reanalysis and interpretation of some writers and works. The book demonstrates the author's extensive professional knowledge, keen artistic insight, and solid theoretical foundation. It is profound in scholarship and elegant in style.