From Ah Q to Lei Feng : Freud and revolutionary spirit in 20th century China /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Larson, Wendy
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2009]
Subjects:	Chinese literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Psychoanalysis and literature > China. Psychoanalysis and motion pictures > China. China > History > Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 > Literature and the revolution. China > History > Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 > Motion pictures and the revolution. Literature and history > China.

Table of Contents:

Freudian obsessions
Psychology and Freudian sexual theory in early 20th century China
Revolutionary discourse and the spirit : from Ah Q to Lei Feng
The spirit of the countryside : Mang Ke's Wild things and Wang Xiaobo's The golden years
Extracting the revolutionary spirit : Jiang Wen's In the heat of the sun and Anchee Min's Red azalea
The workspace of a new age Maoist : He Jianjun's The postman
Conclusion : history and literary aesthetics in the study of modern Chinese culture.