A Critical History of Contemporary Chinese Fiction by Cheng G... - 9781032916347

A Critical History of Contemporary Chinese FictionAuthor(s): Cheng Guangwei\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032916347, 978-1032916347\nSynopsis\nThis book studies the history of contemporary Chinese fiction criticism, highlighting the role of critics in shaping contemporary literary history.\n\nThe author divides the history of contemporary Chinese fiction criticism into three periods: [tel], [tel], and [tel]. The first period saw the emergence of the circle of critics who insisted on judging literary works by political standards. The second period brought the rise of the Beijing Critics Circle and the Shanghai Critics' Circle. The former advocated artistic standards in judging works, while the latter introduced contemporary Western literary theories into literary criticism. The third period marked the emergence of Scholarly Criticism, Criticism of Womens Fiction, and Post-1960s Fiction Criticism, reflecting cri.