Critical History of Contemporary Chinese Fiction

List of contents

1. Introduction: “Critics Circles” in Contemporary Chinese Literature Part 1: Redraw the Map of Times (1949–1976) 2. The Intention of Fiction Criticism 3. The Rise and Fall of the Criticism on Zhao Shuli 4. Rural Fiction 5. Revolutionary War Fiction 6. Other Subgenres of Fiction 7. The Dalian Conference and the “Theory of Middle Character” 8. Fiction Criticism during the Cultural Revolution Part 2: Swirl of History (1977–1991) 9. Fiction Criticism during the New Period 10. The Critics during the Exploratory Craze of Fiction Part 3: Move Forward with Adjustment (1992–2018) 11. Fiction Criticism during the Social Transformations in the 1990s 12. Literary Criticism in the 1990s 13. Criticism on Full-Length Novels 14. Fiction Criticism since the Start of the 21st Century

About the author

Cheng Guangwei is a professor at Renmin University of China and currently serves as the Vice President of the China Contemporary Literature Research Association. His research primarily focuses on the study of contemporary Chinese literary history.

Summary

This book studies the history of contemporary Chinese fiction criticism, highlighting the role of critics in shaping contemporary literary history.

Product details

• Authors: Cheng Guangwei
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032916347
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3291634-7
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: China Perspectives
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Chinese, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form