Between Aesthetics and Ideology: Reflections on the Theoretical Study of Contemporary Chinese Literary Theory

Author: Li Chunqing
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth reflection on a series of important issues in the study of contemporary Chinese literary theory. The author argues that the knowledge form and value orientation of contemporary literary theory are directly related to the identity consciousness of the speakers, i.e., contemporary Chinese humanities intellectuals. The book first systematically examines the transition from traditional scholars to the present. On this basis, it conducts an in-depth analysis of the differences between Chinese and Western literary discourse, as well as the distinctions between the corresponding Chinese and Western epistemological models, the key concepts of Western literary theory that have influenced Chinese literary theory, the limitations of past Chinese literary discourse, and the modern fate of the traditional Chinese literary theory.