20th Century Chinese Social Sciences Literature Volume

Author: Wang Tiexian, edited by Wang Wenying
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Features: Over the past century, there have been three major reassessments, each of which constructed a new knowledge system, category, concepts, discourse, and even paradigm for China. These reassessments provided new theoretical foundations and action plans for China's salvation and survival, the transformation of Chinese civilization, the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and the development of China's revolution and modernization. As a result, Chinese social sciences have moved towards society and the public, penetrating into people's entire spiritual and material lives, and permeating the comprehensive transformation of social systems. Over a century of development in Chinese social sciences has provided a powerful spiritual driving force and a solid spiritual support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In this century, Chinese social sciences have undergone three large-scale reassessments of preceding academic, intellectual, and cultural traditions. Each reassessment not only brought a major leap forward in social sciences but also brought about a widespread ideological liberation and a significant improvement in the quality of the public. In fact, the reassessment continues to this day. This has shaped the character of Chinese social sciences—progressive, advanced, and diverse. This volume is one of the series "Twentieth-Century Chinese Social Sciences," with the title "Literary Studies." The content does not include literary creation, although some discussions inevitably touch on aspects of literary creation closely related to literary research. The book provides a comprehensive and detailed review of the century-long changes and developments in Chinese literary studies in the 20th century, outlining the development and major achievements of various branches of Chinese literary studies (including aesthetic research) during this period. It also summarizes the major debates in the development of Chinese literary studies in the 20th century, introduces the literary research institutions, associations, periodicals, academic exchanges between China and the world, and the publication of series and reference books during this time. At the end of the book, an appendix lists the major events in the development of Chinese literary studies in the 20th century. It is an academic work that provides a systematic and comprehensive summary of the development of Chinese literary studies in the 20th century.