Romanticism (Japan Bridge and "May Fourth" Literature)

Author: Xiao Xia
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: While the book draws extensively on the research findings of Chinese scholars, it is, overall, an academically original work. A comprehensive and systematic reflection on the influence of Japanese Romanticism on Chinese Romantic literature, as presented in this paper, is still pioneering in both China and Japan. If comparative literature is a bridge, then this bridge not only effectively connects Japanese Romantic literature with Chinese Romantic literature but also successfully links the research of Japanese scholars on their respective Romantic literatures. The paper analyzes the characteristics of Japanese Romantic literature, as well as the channels through which it influenced Chinese Romantic literature, and examines the characteristics of the received Romantic literature. It also distinguishes between the direct influence of Japan and Japan's role as a bridge. Indeed, this is a rare and valuable achievement.