{"product_id":"routledge-handbook-of-modern-chinese-literature-9781138647541","title":"Routledge Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature \u003c\/i\u003epresents 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModernization of people and writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRealism, rmanticism and mdernist asthetics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChinese literature on the stage and screen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatriotism, war and revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeminism, liberalism and socialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature of reform, reflection and experimen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeneral Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e: Writing Modern Chinese Literature in English, \u003cem\u003eMing Dong Gu \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Early Modern Literature (c.1910s-1942) \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction: National Salvation through Human Enlightenment Section I: Realism and the Anatomy of Chineseness 1. Lu Xun’s Writings: Modernizing Chinese Consciousess, \u003cem\u003eMing Dong Gu \u003c\/em\u003e2. Mao Dun and His Masterpieces, \u003cem\u003eTed Heters\u003c\/em\u003e 3.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eBa Jin’s Fiction and 'The Family'\u003cem\u003e, Kristin Stapleton \u003c\/em\u003e4.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eLao She’s Fiction and 'Camel Xiangzi', \u003cem\u003eLena Rydholm \u003c\/em\u003e5. Li Jieren’s Fiction and 'Ripples on Dead Water',\u003cem\u003e Kenny Ng \u003c\/em\u003e6. Left-Wing Writers: Between Ideological Commitment and Aesthetic Dedication, \u003cem\u003eNicoletta Pesaro \u003c\/em\u003eSection II: Romanticism and the New People 7. Imagining New Chinese in Guo Moruo’s Poetry, \u003cem\u003ePaolo Magagnin\u003c\/em\u003e 8. Romanticizing New Chinese: Zhu Ziqing, Wen Yiduo, Xu Zimo, \u003cem\u003eFrederik Green \u003c\/em\u003e9. Yu Dafu's Romantic Fiction: Youth Consciousness in Crisis, \u003cem\u003eTong He \u003c\/em\u003eSection III: Modernist Aesthetics and Sensibilities 10. Modern Consciousness and Symbolist Poetry: Fei Ming, Li Jinfa, and Others, \u003cem\u003eGang Zhou \u003c\/em\u003e11. The Poetry of Dai Wangshu: Where Tradition Meets Modernism, \u003cem\u003eYaohua Shi \u003c\/em\u003e12. New Sensationalists: Liu Nai’ou, Mu Shiying, Shi Zhecun, \u003cem\u003eChristopher Rosenmeir \u003c\/em\u003eSection IV: Old and New Chinese on the Stage and Screen 13. Early Modern Drama: Hong Shen, Ouyang Yuqie, Xia Yan, \u003cem\u003eXiaowen Xu \u003c\/em\u003e14. Cao Yu’s Plays and 'Thunderstorm'\u003cem\u003e, Liangyan Ge\u003c\/em\u003e15. Masterpieces of Early Cinema, \u003cem\u003eCorrado Neri \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Middle Modern Literature (late 1930s-1977) \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction: War, Revolution, and the Individual Section V: Patriotism and Poetry 16. Poetry of Zang Kejia and Tian Jian: A Clarion for National Salvation, \u003cem\u003eBingfeng Yang \u003c\/em\u003e17. Ai Qing’s Poetry and 'Dayan River, My Nurse', \u003cem\u003eVictor Vuilleumier \u003c\/em\u003e18. Feng Zhi, Mo Dan and Nine Leaves, \u003cem\u003eGloria Davies \u003c\/em\u003eSection VI: Topical Plays and Modern Essays 19. Historical Plays of Guo Moruo and Tian Han, \u003cem\u003eNing Ma \u003c\/em\u003e20. Plays of Chen Baicheng and Yang Hansheng, \u003cem\u003eLetizia Fusini \u003c\/em\u003e21. Modern Chinese Essays: Zhou Zuoren, Lin Yutang, and Others, \u003cem\u003eTonglu Li \u003c\/em\u003eSection VII: Literature of Revolutionary Realism: 22. Novels of Zhao Shuli and Sun Li: Chronicles of New Peasantry, \u003cem\u003eTonglu Li \u003c\/em\u003e23. Zhou Libo’s Fiction and 'The Hurricane', \u003cem\u003eMarco Fumian \u003c\/em\u003e24. Fiction of Yang Mo and Ouyang Shan: From New Youth to Revolutionary Youth, \u003cem\u003eYuehong Chen \u003c\/em\u003eSection VIII: Proto-Feminism and Liberal Realism 25. Ding Lin’s Feminist Fiction: New Women in Crisis of Subjectivity, \u003cem\u003eGeraldine Fiss \u003c\/em\u003e26. Eileen Chang's Fiction: A Study of Alienated Human Nature, \u003cem\u003eMing Dong Gu \u003c\/em\u003e27. Independent Writers’ Fiction: Shen Congwen, Xu Dishan, Qian Zhongshu, \u003cem\u003ePhilip Williams \u003c\/em\u003eSection IX: Literature of Socialist Realism 28. Fiction of New China (1949-1966), \u003cem\u003eLijun Bi and Xiangshu Fang \u003c\/em\u003e29 Poetry of New China (1949-1966), \u003cem\u003eXiangshu Fang and Lijun Bi \u003c\/em\u003e30. Dramas of New China (1949-1966), \u003cem\u003eWeijie Song \u003c\/em\u003e31. Literature of the Cultural Revolution, \u003cem\u003eLena Henningsen \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Late Modern Literature (late 1970s-early1990s)\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction: Human Revival and Literary Renaissance Section X: Literature of Trauma, Memory, Reflection 32. Fiction of Trauma and Reflections, \u003cem\u003eMeng Li and King-fai Tam \u003c\/em\u003e33. Fiction of Reform and Root Seeking, \u003cem\u003eMeng Li and King-fai Tam \u003c\/em\u003e34. Films of Reflection and Nativity, \u003cem\u003eYanjie Wang \u003c\/em\u003eSection XI: Literature of Experiments and Innovation 35. Avant-Garde Fiction: Can Xue, Ma Yuan, Ge Fei, and Others, \u003cem\u003eIrmy Schweiger \u003c\/em\u003e36. Experimental and Opaque Poetry: Bei Dao, Shu Ting, Gu Cheng, and Others, \u003cem\u003eCosima Bruno \u003c\/em\u003e37. Plays of Late Modern Period, \u003cem\u003eLiang Luo \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Postmodern Literature (late 1980s-present) \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction: Multiplicity of Themes and Forms Section XII: New Realism: 38. Fiction of Wang Meng and Ah Lai: New Approaches to Historical Fiction, \u003cem\u003eMei-Hsuan Chiang \u003c\/em\u003e39. Yu Hua’s and Su Tong’s Fiction, \u003cem\u003eAnn Wedell-Wedellsbprg \u003c\/em\u003e40. Jia Pingwa’s and Chen Zhongshi: Two Masters of Rural Literature, \u003cem\u003eYiju Huang \u003c\/em\u003e41. Female Neo-Realism: Masterworks of Zhang Jie, Wang Anyi, and Chi Li, \u003cem\u003eH. Faye Xiao\u003c\/em\u003e Section XIII: Postmodern Realism: 42. Mo Yan’s Fiction: Human Existence beyond Good and Evil, \u003cem\u003eTonglu Li \u003c\/em\u003e43. Gao Xingjian and 'The Soul Mountain', \u003cem\u003eChristopher Lupke \u003c\/em\u003e44. Ge Fei and His 'South of Yangtse Trilogy, \u003cem\u003eAndrea Riemenschnitter \u003c\/em\u003e45\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eBi Feiyu’s Fiction: Portraits of the Disadvantaged, \u003cem\u003ePeng Xiuying \u003c\/em\u003eSection XIV: Literature of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and New Media 46. Postwar Taiwan Literature: An Overview, \u003cem\u003eChristopher Lupke \u003c\/em\u003e47. Masterpieces of Taiwan Fiction: Chen Yingzhen and Bai Xianyong, \u003cem\u003ePei-yi Lin \u003c\/em\u003e48\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003eMasterpieces of Taiwan Poetry: Ji Xian and Yu Guangzhong, \u003cem\u003ePei-yi Lin \u003c\/em\u003e49. Hong Kong Literature: An Overview,\u003cem\u003e Paul Foster \u003c\/em\u003e50. 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