Mainstream literature of Taiwan and Hong Kong

Author: Tian Ruisheng
Publisher: Henan University Press
内容简介:
The title of this book once caused me some difficulty. Should I call it "History of Taiwan and Hong Kong Literature"? No, because it lacks the comprehensiveness of a historical account. Should I call it "Research on Taiwan and Hong Kong Literature"? No, because such superficial text hardly qualifies as research. Later, while browsing a bookshelf, I came across Brandes' extensive work, The Main Currents of Nineteenth-Century Literature, and the word "mainstream" sparked my interest. My idea was to follow a historical thread, focusing on introducing and discussing the most important literary trends and writers from Taiwan and Hong Kong. So, I decided to adopt "mainstream" directly. After all, Brandes is dead, and even if he were alive, he wouldn’t stoop to critique me. Famous people are very吝啬, and they don’t often give others a chance to gain recognition.
Considering the difficulty readers may face in finding works from Taiwan and Hong Kong, this book generally includes a representative work after introducing each author. Due to length constraints, the selected works are mostly short stories, while longer novels are summarized. While a single work cannot fully represent an author, it can at least offer a glimpse. It should also be noted that since Taiwanese literature has achieved greater accomplishments than Hong Kong literature, this book is slightly skewed in length. Readers may find it unbalanced, but that is how it must be.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Part 1: Taiwanese Literature
Chapter 1: A Brief Overview of the Development of Taiwanese Literature
Section 1: Taiwanese Literature During the Japanese Occupation
Section 2: Taiwanese Literature After Liberation
Chapter 2: Taiwanese Literature During the Japanese Occupation
Section 1: Lai He: The Pioneering Force of Taiwanese New Literature
Section 2: Yang Kui: The "Unyielding Rose"
Section 3: Wu Zhuoliu: The "Poet Forged in Blood"
Chapter 3: "Struggle Literature" and Nostalgic Literature
Section 1: "Struggle Literature": From Flourishing to Decline
Section 2: Lin Haiyin: The Foremost Female Writer of Taiwan
Section 3: Zhong Lihuo: "The Writer Who Died in Blood"
Chapter 4: The Turbulent Tide of Modern Poetry
Part 1: Taiwanese Literature
Chapter 1: A Brief Overview of the Development of Taiwanese Literature
Section 1: Taiwanese Literature During the Japanese Occupation
Section 2: Taiwanese Literature After Liberation
Chapter 2: Taiwanese Literature During the Japanese Occupation
Section 1: Lai He: The Pioneering Force of Taiwanese New Literature
Section 2: Yang Kui: The "Unyielding Rose"
Section 3: Wu Zhuoliu: The "Poet Forged in Blood"
Chapter 3: "Struggle Literature" and Nostalgic Literature
Section 1: "Struggle Literature": From Flourishing to Decline
Section 2: Lin Haiyin: The Foremost Female Writer of Taiwan
Section 3: Zhong Lihuo: "The Writer Who Died in Blood"
Chapter 4: The Turbulent Tide of Modern Poetry
Section 1: "Modern Poetry" and Its Main Poets
Section 2: "Blue Star" and Its Main Poets
Section 3: "Creation Era" and Its Main Poets
Chapter 5: The Maturing Tide of Modern Fiction
Section 1: The Pride of Taiwanese Modern Fiction: Bai Xianyong
Section 2: The Writer with Mixed Reputation: Wang Wenxing
Section 3: The Eccentric Genius of Taiwanese Modern Fiction: Qi Dengsheng
Section 4: The Nomad Singing the Ballad of Life: Nie Hualing
Section 5: The Psychologist of Human Souls: Ouyang Zi
Chapter 6: The Resurgence of Rural Literature
Section 1: "Hat" and Rural Poetry
Section 2: The Lamp-Bearing Successor: Zhong Zhaozheng
Section 3: The Dedicated Nationalist: Chen Yingzhen
Section 4: The Voice of the Common People: Huang Chunming
Section 5: The New Spring Sprouting from the Ground: Song Zelei
Chapter 7: A Diverse Literary Landscape
Section 1: Political Literary Trends
Section 2: New Feminist Literary Trends
Section 3: Urban Literary Trends
Section 4: A Brief Overview of "New Generation" Writers
Part 2: Hong Kong Literature
Chapter 1: A Brief Overview of the Development of Hong Kong Literature
Section 1: The Birth of Hong Kong Literature
Section 2: The Development of Hong Kong Literature
Section 3: The Nature of Hong Kong Literature
Chapter 2: Fiction in Hong Kong
Chapter 3: Poetry in Hong Kong
Chapter 4: Popular Literature
Postscript