Art History, Narratology, and Twentieth-Century Chinese Art

This study constructs a framework of narratology for art history and rewrites the development of twentieth-century Chinese art from a narratological perspective.

List of contents

Introduction: A Meta-Art History  1. Before 1949: Context and Modern Art  2. Since 1949: Possible Author and Realist Art  3. 1979-1985: Textual Space and Historical Transformation  4. 1985-1989: Unfolding the Events of the Avant-Garde Movement  5. The 1990s: The Postmodern Characterization 6. Towards a Conclusion: Conceptual Art through to the 2020s

About the author

Lian Duan is a senior lecturer in Chinese at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

Summary

This study constructs a framework of narratology for art history and rewrites the development of twentieth-century Chinese art from a narratological perspective.

Product details

• Authors: Lian Duan, Lian (Concordia University in Montreal Duan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032463049
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3246304-9
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); China, Cultural Studies, Theory of art, ART / History / General, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / Asian / General, History of art / art & design styles, Historiography, History of Art, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Literary theory