Modern Chinese New Poetry and Classical Poetry Traditions

This book systematically outlines the complex relationship between modern new poetry and classical poetry traditions of China for the first time. Since its Chinese first publication in 1994, this book has been an important reference for the study of Chinese modern new poetry.

This book consists of four chapters. The first three chapters analyze the influence of Chinese classical poetry traditions on modern Chinese new poetry from a macro-perspective while the last chapter uses case studies to illustrate the influence of traditions on individual writers from a more micro-perspective. Together, these four chapters provide a multilayered elaboration on the complex relationship between traditional Chinese poetry and modern Chinese poetry. The author argues that Chinese modern new poetry does not completely deviate from Chinese classical poetry traditions, but draws nourishment from Chinese and Western poetry traditions and continues to form new traditions.

List of contents

Foreword by Wang Furen - Introduction: Modern Chinese New Poetry and Classical Poetry Traditions - Objectification and the Cultural Characteristics of Modern Chinese New Poetry -Historical Forms of Modern Chinese New Poetry - Traditional Culture and Text Structures of Modern Chinese New Poetry - Individual Poets in Chinese Cultural Traditions - Appendix: Modern Characteristics of Chinese Modern Poetics - Postscripts for the Previous Chinese Editions - Index.

About the author

Li Yi, Ph.D., is dean and professor at the College of Literature and Journalism, Sichuan University, China. He serves as vice president of China Modern Literature Research Association and vice president of China Lu Xun Research Association. His research includes modern Chinese poetry, Lu Xun and modern Chinese literary, and artistic trends studies.

Product details

• Authors: Yi Li, Li Yi
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.05.2024
• EAN: 9781433198953
• ISBN: 978-1-4331-9895-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 26 mm x 225 mm
• Weight: 660 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Modern, Poetry, Traditions, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese, Chinese, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Language teaching and learning, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Classical, Classic poetry / poems, Modern and contemporary poetry / poems, modern Chinese new poetry, Western poetry traditions, classical Chinese poetry