Author: James J. Y. LiuPublisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226486901
Category : Chinese literature
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Chinese Theories of Literature
Author: James J. Y. LiuPublisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226486901
Category : Chinese literature
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Chinese Theories of Fiction
Author: Ming Dong GuPublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 0791481484
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In this innovative work, Ming Dong Gu examines Chinese literature and traditional Chinese criticism to construct a distinctly Chinese theory of fiction and places it within the context of international fiction theory. He argues that because Chinese fiction, or xiaoshuo, was produced in a tradition very different from that of the West, it has formed a system of fiction theory that cannot be adequately accounted for by Western fiction theory grounded in mimesis and realism. Through an inquiry into the macrocosm of Chinese fiction, the art of formative works, and theoretical data in fiction commentaries and intellectual thought, Gu explores the conceptual and historical conditions of Chinese fiction in relation to European and world fiction. In the process, Gu critiques and challenges some accepted views of Chinese fiction and provides a theoretical basis for fresh approaches to fiction study in general and Chinese fiction in particular. Such masterpieces as the Jin Ping Mei (The Plum in the Golden Vase) and the Hongloumeng (The Story of the Stone) are discussed at length to advance his notion of fiction and fiction theory.
Literature and Literary Theory in Contemporary China
Author: Zhang JiongPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317482751
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Marxism initiated a new era not only for people to fight for socialist future, but also for each discipline of sciences to witness profound changes. In such a context, literature, which has always been closely related to politics, will inevitably move toward a new direction. This book is composed of two parts. Part One studies the development of literary theories in contemporary China from a Marxist perspective. It introduces the basic ideas of Marxist literary theories as well as their spread and development in China, such as the combination of the theories and Chinese revolutionary literature. Moreover, it discusses the challenges facing Marxist literary theories in the 21st century under the background of diversification of literature and art, in terms of theory and practice, and high technologies which brought about electronic writing and digital communication of literary works. 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.) This book will appeal to scholars and students of literary aesthetics and Chinese literary and cultural studies. People who are interested in history of contemporary Chinese literature will also benefit from this book.
Chinese Approaches to Literature from Confucius to Liang Ch'i-Ch'ao
Author: Adele Austin RickettPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400870860
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
These essays, by Chinese and Western scholars, treat selected aspects of Chinese literary theory, history, and criticism from the age of Confucius to the beginning of the twentieth-century. The topics examined include Confucius as a literary critic (Donald Holzman); the view of ch'i, or vital force, as a decisive element in creative writing (David Pollard); the literary theories of the eleventh-century poet and essayist Ou-yang Hsiu (Yu-shih Chen) and his contemporary Huang T'ing-chien (Adele Rickett); and the seventeenth-century philosopher-poet Wang Fu-chih (Siu-kit Wong). Other essays consider the Ch'ang-chou School of the Ch'ing dynasty (Florence Chia-ying Yeh Chao); the distinctive methods of criticism applied to the Dream of the Red Chamber by the Chih-yen chai commentators (John Wang); and the educative function of fiction as outlined by Liang Ch'i-ch'ao and Yen Fu at the turn of the century (C.T. Hsia). Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Literature and Literary Criticism in Contemporary China
Author: Zhang JiongPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317482689
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Each age has its value system of literary criticism whose construction is inseparable from the mainstream ideology of the society. In contemporary China, the mainstream ideology is inevitably Marxism. This book is composed of two parts. The first part studies literary criticism in contemporary China whose development is closely related to the popularization of Marxism and the unavoidable collisions between Marxism and other theories. It also introduces some relevant critical debates, such as the debate on the criticism of Yu Pingbo, a representative and one of the authoritative scholars studying The Dream of the Red Chamber. In the second part, the author expounds the history of Chinese literature from a macro-level perspective, involving works, genres, ideologies, schools, etc. He also discusses the challenges facing Chinese literature under the background of economic globalization. Will politics, cultures, including literature and arts, be globalized? In addition, the author puts forward that a dynamic concept is needed for a better understanding of Chinese culture and gives his suggestions about the "adjustments" Chinese people should make for the present. This book will attract scholars and students of literary criticism studies and Chinese literary studies. People who are interested in Chinese literature and thought will also benefit from this book.
Categories of Chinese Literary Theories in the Middle Ancient Age
Author: Furui ZhanPublisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1504316665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The book highlights the categories of Chinese literary theories in the Middle Ancient period, such as the mind and feeling theories, literary endowment, literary style, literary change, and trueness to the spirit, shedding new light on the ancient Chinese literature research.
Chinese Approaches to Literature from Confucius to Liang Ch'i-ch'ao
Author: Adele Austin RickettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chinese literature
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Reading East Asian Writing
Author: Michel HockxPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136134026
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This book presents contributions by thirteen scholars of Chinese and Japanese literature whose work is characterised by a strong interest in literary theory. They focus in particular on the various new theories that have emerged during the past two decades, uprooting traditional forms of understanding literary texts, their function, their readership and their interpretation. Often confined to discussion of a specific country or area, these theories have been criticised for their Western bias. This collection breaks through these barriers, providing an opportunity for scholars of two closely related yet often independently studied cultures to present and compare their views on specific theories of literature, to discuss the advantages and shortcomings of those theories, and to consider specific difficulties related to the East-West dimension.
The Chinese Text
Author: Yingxiong ZhouPublisher: Chinese University Press
ISBN: 9789622013186
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"The collection opens with Harry Levin's "What is Literature if Not COmparative," read in the Second Hong Kong Comparative Literature Conference (1982) and used here to highlight the significance of a comparative outlook in literary studies. It is followed by five constellations of Chinese-Western comparative studies, some of which were read in the same conference and others specifically solicited. The areas studied include classical Chinese drama, Chinese narrative, Chinese influence in modern American literature, Chinese aesthetics and contemporary Chinese literature." --P. [4] of cover.
The Introduction of Western Literary Theories Into Modern China, 1919-1925
Author: Bonnie S. McDougallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description