Literature and Literary Theory in Contemporary China - 9781138898745

Name: Literature and Literary Theory in Contemporary China - 9781138898745
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Literature and Literary Theory in Contemporary ChinaAuthor(s): Zhang Jiong\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138898745, 978-1138898745\nSynopsis\nMarxism initiated a new era not only for people to fight for socialist future, but also for each discipline of sciences to witness profound changes. In such a context, literature, which has always been closely related to politics, will inevitably move toward a new direction.\n\nThis book is composed of two parts. Part One studies the development of literary theories in contemporary China from a Marxist perspective. It introduces the basic ideas of Marxist literary theories as well as their spread and development in China, such as the combination of the theories and Chinese revolutionary literature. Moreover, it discusses the challenges facing Marxist literary theories in the 21st century under the background of diversification of literature and art, in terms of theory an.