History of Modern Chinese Literature (Part 2) 1917--2000

Author: Zhu Donglin, Zhu Xiaojin, Long Quanming (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book traces the evolution of literary concepts as its thread, based on extensive historical materials, it provides an in-depth and clearly structured analysis of the development of Chinese literature over more than half a century. It is a new literary history work with modern significance and distinctive features. At the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Teaching Guidance Committee of Chinese Studies under the Ministry of Education (Lijiang), the expert evaluation team, composed of Liu Zhongshu, Zhu Liyuan, Wu Xiuming, Zhang Fugui, Hao Changhai, and others, commented on the manuscript as follows: "The History of Modern Chinese Literature, 1917-2000 traces the evolution of literary concepts as its thread, based on extensive historical materials, it provides an in-depth and clearly structured analysis of the development of Chinese literature over a century, becoming a new literary history work with modern significance and distinctive features." The evaluation experts also proposed some suggestions for revision and adjustment. In response, the editors made further revisions to the manuscript. The main principles of the revision were to shorten the length, adjust chapters, refine and coordinate viewpoints, deepen the analysis, and verify the materials to better align with undergraduate teaching requirements.