Dialogue and Reflection: The Study of Foreign Literature in the Process of Modernization

Author: RAN Dongping, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The 20th century was an era of vigorous development in pluralistic literary theories. The collision, integration, and shifts in pluralistic literary theories became a trend in the development of Western literary theory. History has shown that every shift in literary concepts led to a comprehensive rejection of previous research approaches and frameworks, triggering a global transformation in literary concepts. As researchers of foreign literature in China, we believe that studying the theoretical value and significance of 20th-century Western literary theory through academic discussions has high academic and theoretical value. It is also necessary to reflect on the theoretical shortcomings beneath the flourishing surface of 20th-century Western literary theory and their impact on the field. During the modernization process of the 20th century, social modernization led to profound changes in traditional social values and the standards of value judgment, creating intense collisions between traditional Western values and rapidly developing social trends. It is essential to examine, reflect on, and summarize foreign literature. This book is a research outcome presented at the 20th anniversary meeting of the Foreign Literature Professional Committee of the China Higher Education Society. The book is divided into three parts: Theoretical Research and Methodological Exploration, Author Studies and Textual Interpretation, and Comparative Literature and World Literature Teaching and Research. The content is rich and the arguments are rigorous, making it.