Looking Back and Moving Forward: A Collection of Conference Papers on Chinese-Russian Literary Studies (1979-1999)

Author: Miao Hua (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: This book is a collection of academic papers from the 1999 Russian Literature Symposium. It covers the review of the development of the discipline, future prospects, and various specific academic topics. The 38 papers included in the book broadly discuss major phenomena that occurred in the Russian literary field during that period. The content of the collection is roughly divided into five aspects: a review of the 20-year progress of Russian literature research in China; a re-examination of Russian literature in the 20th century, including discussions on the new hot topics of the "Silver Age" and "Emigre Literature"; a summary and reflection on Russian literary theory; research on literature and culture, including cultural studies, comparative literature, and poetics of literature; and a rereading of specific writers and works. The researchers express diverse opinions, demonstrating an academic atmosphere of "hundred flowers blooming." The collection is a memento left by scholars in China's Russian literature field in the post-20th century. It is a collection of achievements, showcasing the contributions of scholars of different generations in the field of Russian literature research and highlighting the new heights reached by our research and teaching in the 1990s. It is an exploratory collection, reflecting the innovative and insightful research conducted by scholars and educators in the 1990s using various research methods. The collection is a collection of debates, showcasing the diverse research methods, perspectives, and value orientations of the authors. Excitingly, the older generation of researchers remains dedicated to Russian literature, contributing with undiminished energy and enthusiasm. Meanwhile, the middle-aged and young scholars, who are becoming the main force and driving force, have embarked on their new millennium journey in Russian literature research and teaching, marked by the emergence of new achievements, the of new trends, and the boiling of new hot topics.