Spiritual Private History of Intellectuals (An Interpretation of Taiwanese Modernist Fiction)

Author: Zhu Lili
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book, in its selection of subjects, not only covers well-known masterpieces that have received extensive reviews but also focuses on less-discussed writers and texts that the author considers uniquely distinctive, such as Wang Shangyi, Li Yongping, and Wang Wenxing's The Man Behind the Sea. It examines several independent yet closely related issues or perspectives. 1 Existentialism, as a cultural trend, is inherent in the spiritual circumstances of Taiwanese youth intellectuals; as a cultural thought, it is also reflected in the intricate texture of modernist novels. This perspective, though frequently mentioned, has never been fully elaborated. This paper aims to achieve a balance between tracing cultural trends and interpreting specific texts, gaining some novel insights and perspectives. This section discusses several issues: , the relationship between existentialist philosophy and literature. Second, existentialist thought in the cultural context of post-war Taiwan; Third, modernist novels and the courage of existence.