Selection of Modern Foreign Works - (Volume B) (Stream of Consciousness, Futurism, Surrealism, Existentialism)

Author: Yuan Kejia
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features:
1. This book primarily translates representative works of ten influential modernist literary schools from Europe, America, Japan, India, and other countries since World War I. Organized by literary schools as the vertical axis and by era as the horizontal axis, it is divided into four volumes and eleven albums. Volume A includes Post-Symbolism and Expressionism; Volume B includes Stream of Consciousness, Futurism, Surrealism, and Existentialism; Volume C includes Absurd Literature, New Novel, Beat Generation, and Black Humor; Volume D includes works that, though not belonging to a specific modernist school, have had significant influence and are broadly considered part of the modernist movement.
2. The selection focuses on works generally recognized as reflecting the characteristics of each literary school, emphasizing artistic features. To facilitate readers' understanding and reference, the book includes a preface, each volume has an introduction to the literary school, and each author is accompanied by a brief biography.
3. The nationality of the selected authors may vary over time, and the original nationality is generally indicated.
4. Annotations by the author or the original compiler are marked separately; unmarked annotations are added by the translator or the compiler of this book.
5. The selection and translation work were primarily handled by Yuan Kejia. During the process, support was received from leaders and many colleagues of the Institute of Foreign Literature at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, as well as assistance from numerous colleagues in other organizations. Gratitude is extended to all.
6. For any inappropriate or incorrect aspects in the selection, preface, translations, or annotations, readers are invited to provide feedback for improvement.