Literature and Literary Theory in Contemporary China

ISBN-13: 9780367528607 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 200 str.

Zhang Jiong

Opis

This book is composed of two parts. Part One studies the development of literary theories in contemporary China from a Marxist perspective. The second part elucidates the author’s insights into major issues concerning literary theories, e.g. the relationship between literature and people, literature and reality, perception and rationality in literary creation, etc.

Spis treści

Preface.  Acknowledgements.  Part One 1. Marxism and Trends of Literary Theories 2. Marxist Theories of Literature and Art & Challenges Facing Them  3. Marxism and Chinese New Literature and Art  4. Epoch-making Literature on Marxist Theories of Literature and Art  Part Two 5. The Outlook on the Essence of Literature  6. On the Relationship between Literature and the People  7. Discussion on the Relationship between Literature and Politics  8. On Relationship between Literature and Reality  9. On Relationship between Perception and Rationality in Literary Creation  10. On Relationship of Inheritance, Assimilation and Innovation in Literary Creation  11. Recognition of Literature and Humanology  12. The Present and Future of Literary  Postscript.  References.  Index

O autorze

Zhang Jiong is the director of the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and a famous Chinese literary theorist and historian. He has studied Chinese literary theories and history for more than 60 years.