Keywords in Western Literary Criticism and Contemporary China - 9780367490911

Taylor & Francis

Keywords in Western Literary Criticism and Contemporary ChinaVolume 2\nAuthor(s): Yamin Hu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367490911, 978-0367490911\nSynopsis\nSince the reform and opening up of China in 1978, Western literary criticism has begun to flourish and gain in popularity within the countrys academic literature community. These two volumes meticulously select and examine nine of the most influential keywords from Western literary theory while identifying the intricate historical sources of these terms and analyzing their relevance to other disciplines and ideas. The result shows how these words function as heterogeneous cultural contexts in the complexity of experience but also how they function within the context of Chinese culture as well as Chinese literature and criticism.\n\nIn this volume, the editors focus on metaphor, the other, ideology and the body from the perspectives of etymology, documenta.