Selections from Famous Western Modernist Works (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Wang Yi
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: In the mid-1980s of the last century, the influx of Western learning into China deeply influenced Chinese culture with Western modernist thought and its impact on literature and art, especially on contemporary literature. The influence was comprehensive, multi-layered, and pervasive. By the beginning of this century, its reach had extended to intermediate cultural education, with some high school Chinese textbooks including Western modernist literary works. This anthology was curated by a group of mid-career scholars with expertise in Western modern literature, hoping to appeal to enthusiasts and researchers of Western modernism. The book combines selected readings with introductions. While long novels and full-length dramas are excerpted, short and medium-length fiction is included in its entirety. The translations selected are from authoritative and widely recognized versions. The anthology is categorized by genre, covering representative works of Western modernist literature. The introductions primarily discuss the intellectual origins, main content, literary status, and influence of each work. The introductions place great emphasis on textual research, with each author accompanied by a brief biography, a photograph, and images related to the author's works, aiming to provide convenience for in-depth study.