In the aftermath of the May Fourth movement, a growing expectation of revolution raised important intellectual issues about the position of the individual within a society in turmoil and the shifting boundaries of political and sexual identities. The theme of revolution plus love, a literary response to the widespread insurrections and upheaval, was first popularized in the late 1920s. In her examination of this popular but understudied literary formula, Liu Jianmei argues that revolution and love are culturally variable entities, their interplay a complex and constantly changing literary...
In the aftermath of the May Fourth movement, a growing expectation of revolution raised important intellectual issues about the position of the ind...
This pioneering book is the first English-language collection of academic articles on Jin Yongs works. It introduces an important dissenting voice in Chinese literature to the English-speaking audience. Jin Yong is hailed as the most influential martial arts novelist in 20th-century Chinese literary history.
This pioneering book is the first English-language collection of academic articles on Jin Yongs works. It introduces an important dissenting voice in ...
