Routledge Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature

by Ming Dong Gu (Editor)

Overview

The Routledge Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature presents a comprehensive overview of Chinese literature from the 1910s to the present day. Featuring detailed studies of selected masterpieces, it adopts a thematic-comparative approach. By developing an innovative conceptual framework predicated on a new theory of periodization, it thus situates Chinese literature in the context of world literature, and the forces of globalization.

Each section consists of a series of contributions examining the major literary genres, including fiction, poetry, essay drama and film. Offering an exciting account of the century-long process of literary modernization in China, the handbook’s themes include:

• Modernization of people and writing



• Realism, rmanticism and mdernist asthetics



• Chinese literature on the stage and screen



• Patriotism, war and revolution



• Feminism, liberalism and socialism



• Literature of reform, reflection and experimentation



• Literature of Taiwan, Hong Kong and new media

This handbook provides an integration of biographical narrative with textual analysis, maintaining a subtle balance between comprehensive overview and in-depth examination. As such, it is an essential reference guide for all students and scholars of Chinese literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367659790
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/2020
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ming Dong Gu is Distinguished Professor of Foreign Studies at Shenzhen University, China and Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. His recent publications include Sinologism: An Alternative to Orientalism and Postcolonialism (2013), Translating China for Western Readers (editor, 2014) and Why Traditional Chinese Philosophy Still Matters (editor, 2018).

Table of Contents

General Introduction:Writing ModernChinese Literature in English, Ming Dong Gu Part I: Early Modern Literature (c.1910s-1942)Introduction: National Salvation through Human EnlightenmentSection I: Realism and the Anatomy of Chineseness 1. Lu Xun’s Writings: Modernizing Chinese Consciousess, Ming Dong Gu 2. Mao Dun and His Masterpieces, Ted Heters 3. Ba Jin’s Fiction and 'The Family', Kristin Stapleton 4. Lao She’s Fiction and 'Camel Xiangzi', Lena Rydholm 5. Li Jieren’s Fiction and'Ripples on Dead Water',Kenny Ng 6. Left-Wing Writers: Between Ideological Commitment and Aesthetic Dedication, Nicoletta Pesaro Section II: Romanticism and the New People 7. Imagining New Chinese in Guo Moruo’s Poetry, Paolo Magagnin 8. Romanticizing New Chinese: Zhu Ziqing, Wen Yiduo, Xu Zimo, Frederik Green 9. Yu Dafu'sRomantic Fiction: Youth Consciousness in Crisis, Tong He Section III: Modernist Aesthetics and Sensibilities 10. Modern Consciousness and Symbolist Poetry: Fei Ming, Li Jinfa, and Others, Gang Zhou 11. The Poetry of Dai Wangshu: Where Tradition Meets Modernism, Yaohua Shi 12. New Sensationalists: Liu Nai’ou, Mu Shiying, Shi Zhecun, Christopher Rosenmeir Section IV: Old and New Chinese on the Stage and Screen13. Early Modern Drama: Hong Shen, Ouyang Yuqie, Xia Yan, Xiaowen Xu14. Cao Yu’s Plays and 'Thunderstorm', Liangyan Ge15. Masterpieces of Early Cinema, Corrado Neri Part II: Middle Modern Literature (late 1930s-1977) Introduction: War, Revolution, and the Individual Section V: Patriotism and Poetry 16. Poetry of Zang Kejia and Tian Jian: A Clarion for National Salvation, Bingfeng Yang 17. Ai Qing’s Poetry and 'Dayan River, My Nurse', Victor Vuilleumier 18. Feng Zhi, Mo Dan and Nine Leaves, Gloria Davies Sect