A Brief History of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature

Author: Yang Jianlong
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This textbook is designed for undergraduate and college courses and can also serve as a reference for literature enthusiasts. Traditionally, universities have divided Chinese literature since the May Fourth Movement into two courses: Modern Chinese Literature and Contemporary Chinese Literature, with textbooks also divided into two parts. Since the concept of "20th-Century Chinese Literature" was proposed in the 1980s, numerous monographs and textbooks on 20th-century Chinese literature have emerged, combining Modern Chinese Literature and Contemporary Chinese Literature into one. This has become a trend in university courses and textbook development, allowing for an uninterrupted view of the flow of literary development and a macro, holistic perspective on the evolution of Modern Chinese Literature. This textbook focuses on literature from 1917 to the end of the 20th century, succinctly explaining the development and changes of literary trends and emphasizing the analysis of writers and their works.