The Columbia companion to modern Chinese literature
By: edited by Kirk A. Denton
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New york
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover and Paperback
Number of pages: 473
ISBN-13: 9780231170093; 9780231170086
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Chinese literature; History and criticism
First sentence: The essays in this volume are not meant to constitute a comprehensive history of modern Chinese literature, and there are, of course, gaps in coverage.
Description: The Columbia Companion to Modern Chinese Literature features more than fifty short essays on specific writers and literary trends from the Qing period (1895-1911) to the present. The volume opens with thematic essays on the politics and ethics of writing literary history, the formation of the canon, the relationship between language and form, the role of literary institutions and communities, the effects of censorship, the representation of the Chinese diaspora, the rise and meaning of Sinophone literature, and the role of different media in the development of literature. Subsequent essays focus on authors, their works, and the schools with which they were aligned, featuring key names, titles, and terms in English and in Chinese characters. Woven throughout are pieces on late Qing fiction, popular entertainment fiction, material arts fiction, experimental theater, post-Mao avant-garde poetry, post-martial law fiction from Taiwan, contemporary genre fiction from China, and recent Internet literature. The volume includes essays on such authors as LIang Qichao, Lu Xun, Shen Congwen, Eileen Change, Jin Yong, Mo Yan, Wang Anyi, Gao Xingjian, and Yan Lianke. Both a teaching tool and a go-to research companion, this volume is a one-of-a-kind resources for mastering modern literature in the Chinese-speaking world. -- from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.