Modern and Contemporary (Analysis of the Actual Existence of Modern Chinese Literature)

Author: Xie Zhixi
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book collects 10 academic papers and reviews written by the author in recent years. They systematically re-examine the trends of the Anti-Japanese War and the new poetry and fiction movements of the 1940s, uncovering some noteworthy writers and schools, and presenting personal perspectives differing from prevailing views. The book also discusses and clarifies certain issues in modern poetics and lost poetic essays. Additionally, it elaborates on the author's personal views on the study of modern intellectual prose, modernist Shanghai fiction, and the light literature trend of aestheticism. All the discussions are guided by the academic principles of "independent preparation of materials" and "independent thinking of problems," striving for factual and well-documented historical records and realistic and evidence-based arguments. This book can serve as a reference for modern literature scholars and enthusiasts.