From Modernism to Postmodernism

Author: Liu Xiangyu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century" by the Ministry of Education, serving as a textbook for the 21st century. It examines modernism and postmodernism as an interconnected and contradictory whole, providing a comprehensive and detailed introduction and critique of Western literature from modernism to postmodernism. The book meticulously organizes and analyzes the relationship between Western modernist and postmodernist literature, their developmental trajectories and contexts, as well as their main characteristics. It offers a thorough introduction and in-depth analysis of important schools, writers, and works of Western modernist and postmodernist literature from the perspectives of poetry, drama, and fiction. Additionally, the book introduces and critiques Western modernist and postmodernist literary theories. This set includes two companion books: Selected Works of Modernist Literature and Selected Works of Postmodernist Literature. The series can serve as a textbook for Chinese literature departments in universities and is also suitable for literary enthusiasts to read.