Imagination Theory (The Novel Method of Kenzaburō Ōe)

Author: Wang Zhu
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The in the table of contents indicates a vertical structure (e.g., Tang; Yu). This series is titled "Comparative Poetics Series" and includes four monographs: "The Pursuit of Modernity in Aesthetics" (by Wang Yijun), "Guo Moruo's Early Poetic Psychology" (by Wu Shizhao), "The Emergence and Evolution of the Discipline of Chinese Aesthetics" (by Fu Ying), and "On Imagination: The Novelistic Method of Kenzaburō ōe" (by Wang Zhu). These works explore the history of Chinese literary theory, investigate the poetic doctrines and creative methods of specific writers, and establish discourse systems derived from creative practice. The issues discussed in the four books have emerged from reflections on the historical changes in literature and academia over the past century. These issues are closely related to the encounter, collision, and integration of East-West or Sino-Western cultures in the 20th century, and the discussions employ a comparative approach...