Cultural Communication and Modern Chinese Literature

Author: Ma Yongqiang
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The research focuses on the period from the mid-19th century to the "May Fourth" New Literature movement in the 20th century, which clearly represents a stage in Ma Yongqiang's research journey. The vast research plan that follows is undoubtedly his lifelong academic goal. The rise of modern media in China during the late Qing and early Republican era was a product of the "pre-globalization" trend, yet it provided the possibility for comprehensive cultural collision and dialogue between China and the world. This book explores how these two heterogeneous cultures influenced the transformation of modern Chinese literature and gave rise to New Literature through dialogue and collision. How did the emergence and growth of modern media form and play the role of "public opinion"? What was the position of media and cultural "gatekeepers" in the process of cultural dissemination during the late Qing and early Republican era? What impact did the interaction of cultural figures have on cultural dissemination? And how did these influences radiate to literary transformation? Thus, the research explores the influence of cultural dissemination on New Literature through its historical development, while also seeking its historical origins in the emergence of New Literature. For these phenomenological and genetic issues within the "pre-globalization" context, Ma Yongqiang has provided rigorous arguments, from which we can fully appreciate the author's academic rigor and writing style.