A cultural history of modern Chinese literature / Wu Fuhui, Peking University, Beijing ; with an introduction by David Der-wei Wang, Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese Literature, Harvard University ; translated by Rui Ma.

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Wu, Fuhui [Browse]
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Language
English
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  • Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
  • ©2020
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xliv, 813 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

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    "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"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Promise of New Opportunities
    • The May Fourth Movement
    • The Coexistence of Diverse Types of Literature
    • Under the Clouds of War.
    ISBN
    • 9781107069497 (hardcover)
    • 1107069491 (hardcover)
    LCCN
    2019043934
    OCLC
    1128062766
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