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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300562203321

Autore

Gao Yu

Titolo

The Birth of Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature [[electronic resource] ] : Revolutions in Language, History, and Culture / / by Yu Gao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

1-137-55936-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 202 p.)

Disciplina

400

Soggetti

Philology

Linguistics

Chinese language

Oriental literature

Language and Literature

Chinese

Asian Literature

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Division of Literary Periods, Theory, and Awareness of Problems -- Language Reform and the Transformation of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature.- Critique of the Theory on Baihua Writing -- The Baihua Movement and Ideological Revolution -- Foreignization and Assimilation: Translated World Literature and Modern Chinese Literature -- Nothing but Culture: The Pen War between Hu Shi and the Conservative Xueheng School -- Lu Xun’s View of Language, His Writing and Its Relation to Modern Chinese Literature -- Hu Shi and Lu Xun: Pioneers of Modern Chinese Literature.

Sommario/riassunto

This study makes a linguistic case for the twentieth century revolution in Chinese language and literature. It offers a history of reform and change in the Chinese language throughout the country’s history, and focuses on the concept of ‘baihua’, a language reform movement championed by Hu Shi and other scholars which laid the foundation for



the May fourth New Literature Movement, the larger New Culture Movement and which now defines modern Chinese. Examining the differences between classical and modern Chinese language systems alongside an investigation into the relevance and impact of translation in this language revolution - notably addressing the pivotal role of May Fourth leader Lu Xun - this book provides a rare insight into the evolution of the Chinese language and those who championed its development.