20th Century Chinese Literature Studies · Modern Literature Studies

Author: Honorary Editor-in-Chief Ji Xianlin; Editor-in-Chief Zhang Yanjin, Lü Weifen
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: "Studies on 20th Century Chinese Literature" is a comprehensive collection of research achievements by Chinese scholars on Chinese literature from ancient times to the 1990s in the 20th century. It is a monumental work in the study of Chinese literature. "The morning glory has withered, and the evening orchid is about to bloom. To publish this series at the turn of the century, confirming the regular achievements in the historical process, and further providing references for the development of Chinese literature in the new century under the globalized landscape, is undoubtedly very meaningful. The "Studies on 20th Century Chinese Literature" series is edited by Professor Ji Xianlin as Honorary Editor-in-Chief and Professor Zhang Yanjin and Lü Weifen as Editors-in-Chief. Based on the development of Chinese literature research, the series is divided into 10 volumes and 12 sub-series. Among them, the volumes on the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, and Ning dynasties each have two sub-series, totaling approximately 1 million words. The remaining volumes are single sub-series, each with about 500,000 words. The series is nearly 6 million words in total, and it is believed that all important research achievements on 20th-century Chinese literature have been comprehensively included. This series, "Studies on 20th Century Chinese Literature," the 20th century was a transformative period for Chinese society, with significant social changes, rapid development, and an extremely tortuous and complex process. It included both uplifting and heroic struggles as well as absurd and comical moments. Chinese intellectuals, amidst the waves of this era, contemplated, sought, awakened, and created, driving the development of academia and also the development of society. For Chinese society, this century was a key and important one. During this century, China transformed from a poor, backward, semi-colonial, and semi-feudal country into an independent and strong emerging developing nation. With the profound changes in society, people's lifestyles and ideological concepts also underwent significant transformations. As an important aspect of the ideological form, the academic field also underwent a process of transformation and development.