Meaning Anxiety -- Historical Demystification and Contemporary Literary Transformation

Author: Chen Xiaoming
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: This book comprehensively explores the trends of literary and cultural transformation in China during the 1980s and 1990s with a skillful and passionate writing style. The author focuses on the concept of "the anxiety of signification" as an entry point, examining how contemporary literature both "constructs" and "deconstructs" historical narratives. The book reveals the vibrant innovative landscapes while also analyzing the contradictions and dilemmas triggered by radical transformations.