Literature and Literary Theory in Contemporary China

Informationen zum Autor Zhang Jiong is the director of the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and a famous Chinese literary theorist and historian. He has studied Chinese literary theories and history for more than 60 years. Zusammenfassung This book is composed of two parts. Part One studies the development of literary theories in contemporary China from a Marxist perspective. The second part elucidates the author’s insights into major issues concerning literary theories, e.g. the relationship between literature and people, literature and reality, perception and rationality in literary creation, etc. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Acknowledgements. Part One 1. Marxism and Trends of Literary Theories 2. Marxist Theories of Literature and Art & Challenges Facing Them 3. Marxism and Chinese New Literature and Art 4. Epoch-making Literature on Marxist Theories of Literature and Art Part Two 5. The Outlook on the Essence of Literature 6. On the Relationship between Literature and the People 7. Discussion on the Relationship between Literature and Politics 8. On Relationship between Literature and Reality 9. On Relationship between Perception and Rationality in Literary Creation 10. On Relationship of Inheritance, Assimilation and Innovation in Literary Creation 11. Recognition of Literature and Humanology 12. The Present and Future of Literary Postscript. References. Index

Product details

• Authors: Zhang Jiong, Zhang (Director Jiong, Jiong Zhang
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138898745
• ISBN: 978-1-138-89874-5
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: China Perspectives; China Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Chinese, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000