Routledge Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature (Routledge Handbooks)

Feng, Tao

ISBN 10: 1138647543 / ISBN 13: 9781138647541

Published by Routledge, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Routledge Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature (Routledge Handbooks)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138647543
• ISBN 13: 9781138647541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Like New

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Synopsis

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.

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).