Imagine modernity

Author: Dong Limin
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book is set against the backdrop of the social and cultural landscape of early 20th-century China, using the Novel Monthly before and after its reform as an entry point. From the perspective of literary production mechanisms, it systematically analyzes the formation process of the Novel Monthly as a "modern literary journal," summarizes the special role of factors such as publishing institutions, scholarly debates, and editorial stances in shaping the identity of this cultural product, explores the basic laws governing the emergence, dissemination, and evolution of Chinese "modern literature" and "modern literary journals," examines the strengths and weaknesses of the Novel Monthly in introducing foreign literature, establishing modern academic norms, and shaping new literary models, reveals the truth of Chinese "modern literature," and attempts to reposition the concept of "modern literature."