Chinese fiction of the Cultural Revolution
By: Lan Yang.
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Hong Kong
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: Chinese fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976.
Description: "The book covers the choice of subject matter, authorship and readership of Cultural Revolution fiction. It analyses the characterization of heroes promoted in the literary and artistic field during this period. By comparing Cultural Revolution fiction with the fiction of the preceding period, with Soviet fiction, and with some traditional Chinese and Western fiction, this analysis emphasizes the ideological and cultural significance of the characteristics shown in the heroes personal background and their physical, temperamental and behavioural qualities, etc." "This book will be of significant benefit to both students and scholars of Chinese literature, language and society."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-290) and index .