From Ah Q to Lei Feng [[electronic resource] ] : Freud and revolutionary spirit in 20th century China / / Wendy Larson

• Autore: Larson Wendy
• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Disciplina: 895.1/09353
• Soggetto topico: Chinese literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Psychoanalysis and literature - China; Psychoanalysis and motion pictures - China; Literature and history - China
• Soggetto geografico: China History Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 Literature and the revolution; China History Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 Motion pictures and the revolution
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-309) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Freudian obsessions -- Psychology and Freudian sexual theory in early 20th century China -- From Ah Q to Lei Feng : revolutionary discourse and the spirit -- The spirit of the countryside : Mang Ke's Wild things and Wang Xiaobo's The golden years -- Extracting the revolutionary spirit : Jiang Wen's In the heat of the sun and Anchee Min's Red azalea -- The workspace of a new age Maoist : He Jianjun's The postman -- Conclusion : history and literary aesthetics in the study of modern Chinese culture.
• Sommario/riassunto: When Freudian sexual theory hit China in the early 20th century it ran up against competing models of the mind from Chinese tradition and the new revolutionary culture. The present volume investigates this clash and explores how writers and filmmakers negotiated with the implications of each model.
• Titolo autorizzato: From Ah Q to Lei Feng
• ISBN: 0-8047-6982-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778414403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II