Principle. Category - A History of 20th Century Chinese Literary and Artistic Thought (Volume 2)

Author: Ge Hongbing
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This volume includes two parts: "Principles" and "Categories." The "Principles" section discusses issues such as the nature of literature, the composition of literary activity, the origin of literature, literary form and value, author theory, literary criticism, research methodology, and literary value theory. The "Categories" section explores a series of fundamental concepts in the system of literary and artistic category theory: literary language, literary image, literary discourse, artistic conception, typicality, metaphor, artistic truth, and artistic thinking, vividly demonstrating the microcosmic connotations of Chinese literary and artistic studies. This volume can serve as an introductory book or basic textbook for students majoring in related fields at universities.