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- Subjective Writing in Contemporary Chinese Literature: Subjective Writing in Contemporary Chinese Literature
- Book
- 2020
- Published by: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
summary
Translated from the original French publication, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of 20th century Chinese literature and examines the relationship between Chinese literary theory and modernity. The author surveys the work of leading writers including Zhang Ailing, Beidao, and Mu Dan. The author seeks to answer some fundamental questions in the study of Chinese literary history, such as: How does contemporary Chinese literature go from historical narrative to the narrative of the I, where rhythm and epic merge into writing, and where the instinctive load of the rhythm substantiates the epic? What are the steps and the forms of mediation that allow such a transition? Is the subject the only agent of the transition? What is its status? What is the role of poetic language that led to the birth of the subject and which separates it from empiricism? What are the difficulties faced by Chinese writers today? Young Chinese writers set off in search of a totally new writing to rediscover subjectivity, which is in no way limited to literature; it also covers areas such as the law, and the expression of the I confronted to an overpowering we.
Table of Contents
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- Half Title, Title, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Table of Contents
- pp. v-viii
- Introduction
- pp. ix-xxx
- 7. Death: Hai Zi's City of the Sun
- pp. 201-230
- Conclusion
- pp. 343-356
- Bibliography
- pp. 389-438
Additional Information
ISBN
9789882377059
Related ISBN(s)
9789629967871
MARC Record
OCLC
1202598008
Pages
468
Launched on MUSE
2020-11-03
Language
English
Open Access
No