Looking Back and Contemplating: Russian and Soviet Literary Theory on the 20th Century Chinese Literary Scene: Literary Series. Studies on Western and American Literature

Author: Wang Jiezhi
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book primarily adopts the perspective of "influence studies," using the development and evolution of 20th-century Chinese literature and its theoretical and critical forms as the intrinsic thread to trace the relationship between Chinese literature and Soviet/Russian literary theory and criticism from the May Fourth period to the 1990s. It examines the translation, dissemination, reception, influence, and transformation of Soviet/Russian literary theory and criticism in China, analyzes the similarities and differences between Chinese and Russian (Soviet) literary theory and criticism, and explores the historical and cultural reasons behind these various relationships. From this perspective, it aims to understand the external conditions that shaped the basic framework of 20th-century Chinese literature and its theoretical and critical development, summarize historical lessons, and explore the path toward building a Chinese-characterized and scientific literary theory and criticism system.