A cultural history of modern Chinese literature /

Since it focuses on the "development" of modern Chinese literature, it shall be open-ended and ever extending, and nobody has the right to put an end to it. Written as a single-volume literary history, and with illustrations added, the space is quite limited. And since scholars have alread...

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Main Author: Wu, Fuhui (Author)
Other Authors: Ma, Rui (Translator), Wang, Dewei (author of introduction.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2020]
Series:Cambridge China library.
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Summary:Since it focuses on the "development" of modern Chinese literature, it shall be open-ended and ever extending, and nobody has the right to put an end to it. Written as a single-volume literary history, and with illustrations added, the space is quite limited. And since scholars have already expanded the literary history of this period into a much broader one, the author must find some key points that may best represent each period. In this book, he consciously cut down narratives about authors and tried not to cover all their literary works, but give a detailed analysis of typical representative works, in which process the lack and neglect of some major authors and works are unavoidable. Maybe this is a writing method worth trying, and this book may provide both positive and negative experience for future scholars who try to write ever more concise and focused literary histories.
Physical Description:xliv, 813 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 789-792) and index.
ISBN:9781107069497
1107069491