A History of Modern Chinese Literature - (Second Edition)

Author: Cheng Guangwei
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: A History of Modern Chinese Literature is one of the outcomes of the discipline's "rewriting literary history" over the past two years. During this period, various works on literary history such as Thirty Years of Modern Literature and A History of Chinese Literature in the 20th Century have been published, and more are planned. These developments demonstrate the vitality of the discipline of modern Chinese literature itself and the evolving perspectives on literary history. Social changes and shifts in historical consciousness have enriched and complicated our understanding of the emergence, resources, associations, magazines, and developmental patterns of China's "modern" literature. The "reassessment" of this literature is not only conducted on a general level but also in multiple dimensions, such that the "external study" of modern Chinese literature has increasingly garnered the attention of researchers.
This textbook adheres to a consistent narrative style—one that avoids a condescending tone or a "didactic" writing style—and instead engages in an equal "dialogue" with students. It provides detailed accounts of various literary phenomena, creations, and works, striving to approximate the truth of literary history and inviting readers to "return to the scene" of literary history. In doing so, it aims to equip students with essential knowledge while offering aesthetic enjoyment of literature. To achieve this effect, the book has also been adjusted in terms of illustrations.