Routledge handbook of modern Chinese literature /
edited by Ming Dong Gu ; with assistance from Tao Feng.
- London: Routledge, 2019.
- xxviii, 740 p. HB 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
writing modern Chinese literature in English, Ming Dong GuPart I Early modern literature (c. 1910s-1942)Introduction: national salvation and human enlightenmentSection I Realism and the anatomy of Chineseness1. Lu Xun's writings: modernizing Chinese language and consciousness, Ming Dong Gu2. Mao Dun and his masterpieces, Theodore Huters3. Ba Jin's fiction and The Family, Kristin Stapleton4. Lao She's fiction and Camel Xiangzi, Lena Rydholm5. Li Jieren's fiction and Ripples on Dead Water, Kenny K. K. Ng6. Fiction of Left-wing writers: between ideological commitment and aesthetic dedication, Nicoletta PesaroSection II Romanticism and the new people7. Imagining new Chinese in Guo Moruo's poetry, Paolo Magagnin8. Romanticizing new Chinese in poetry: Zhu Ziqing, Wen Yiduo, Xu Zimo, Frederik H. Green9. Yu Dafu's romantic fiction: youth consciousness in crisis, Tong HeSection III Modernist aesthetics and sensibilities10. Modern consciousness and symbolist poetry: Fei Ming, Li Jinfa and others, Gang Zhou11. The poetry of Dai Wangshu: where tradition meets modernism, Yaohua Shi12. The new sensationalists: Shi Zhecun, Mu Shiying, Liu Nai'ou, Christopher RosenmeierSection IV Old and new Chinese on stage and screen13. Early modern drama: Hong Shen, Ouyang Yuqian, 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 Poetry and patriotism16. Zang Kejia and Tian Jian's poetry: a clarion for national salvation, Yang Bingfeng17. Ai Qing's poetry and Dayanhe, My Nurse, Victor Vuilleumier18. Feng Zhi, MU Dan and the nine leaves, Gloria DaviesS ection VI Topical plays and modern essays19. Historical plays of Guo Moruo and Tian Han, Ning Ma20. Plays of Chen Baichen and Yang Hansheng, Letizia Fusini2 1. Modern Chinese essays: Zhou Zuoren, Lin Yutang and others, Tonglu Li Section VII Literature of revolutionary realism 22. Novels of Zhao Shuli and Sun Li: chronicles of new peasantry, Tonglu Li23. Zhou Libo's fiction and The Hurricane, Marco Fumian 24. Fiction of Yang Mo and Ouyang Shan: from new youth to revolutionary youth, Yuehong ChenSection VIII Proto-feminism and liberal realism2 5. Ding Ling's feminist writings: new women in crisis of subjectivity, Geraldine Fiss 26. Eileen Chang's fiction: a study of alienated human nature, Ming Dong Gu27. Independent writers: Shen Congwen, Xu Dishan, Qian Zhongshu, Philip WilliamsS ection IX Literature of socialist realism28. Fiction of new China (1949-1966), Xiangshu Fang and Lijun Bi29. Poetry of new China (1949-1966), Lijun Bi and Xiangshu Fang 30. Dramas of new China (1949-1966), Weijie Song31. Literature of the Cultural Revolution, Lena Henningsen Part III Late modern literature (late 1970s-early 1990s)Introduction: humanist revival and literary renaissance Section X Literature of trauma, memory, reflection 32. Literature of trauma and reflections, Meng Li and King-fai Tam33. Literature of reform and root-seeking, Meng Li and King-fai Tam 3 4. Films of reflection and nativity, Yanjie WangS ection XI Literature of experiments and innovation35. Avant-garde fiction: Can Xue, Ma Yuan, Yu Hua and others, Irmy Schweiger36. Experimental and opaque poetry: Bei Dao, Shu Ting, Gu Cheng, and others, Cosima Bruno37. Plays of late modern period, Liang LuoPart IV Postmodern literature (late 1980s-present)Introduction: multiplicity of themes and formsSection XII Literature of new realism38. Fiction of Wang Meng and Alai: new approaches to historical fiction, Mei-Hsuan Chiang 39. Yu Hua's and Su Tong's fiction, Anne Wedell-Wedellsborg 40. Jia Pingwa and Chen Zhongshi: two masters of rural literature, Yiju Huang41. Female neo-realism: masterworks of Zhang Jie, Wang Anyi, and Chi Li, Hui Faye Xiao Section XIII Postmodern realism42. Mo Yan's fiction: human existence beyond good and evil, Tonglu Li43. Gao Xingjian and Soul Mountain, Carolyn Fitzgerald44. Ge Fei and his South of Yangtse Trilogy, Andrea Riemenschnitter 45. Bi Feiyu's fiction: portraits of the disadvantaged, Xiuyin PengSection XIV Literature of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and new media 46. Postwar Taiwan literature: an overview, Christopher Lupke 47. Masterpieces of Taiwan fiction: Chen Yingzhen and Bai Xianyong, Pei-yin Lin48. Masterpieces of Taiwan poetry: Ji Xian and Yu Guangzhong, Pei-yin Lin 49. Hong Kong literature: an overview, Paul B. Foster50. Chinese internet literature: digital literary genres and new writing subjects, Guozhong DuanConclusion: a review of Chinese literature since the 1980s, Chen Xiaomin
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