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Liu Zaifu: Selected Critical Essays /

Liu, Zaifu

Liu Zaifu: Selected Critical Essays / Zaifu Liu - 1 online resource. - Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004439979 . - Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004439979. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Liu Zaifu 劉再復 is a name that has already been ingrained within contemporary Chinese literary history. This landmark volume presents Anglophone readers with Liu's profound reflections on Chinese literature and culture at different times. The essays collected here demonstrate Liu's historical experience and trajectory as an exiled Chinese intellectual who persistently safeguards the individuality and the autonomy of literature, refusing to succumb to political manipulation. Liu's theory of literary subjectivity has opened ways for Chinese writers to thrive and innovate. His panoramic view not only unravels the intricate interplay between literature and politics but also firmly regards the transcendental value of literature as a significant ground to subvert revolutionary dogmatism and criticize Chinese modernity. Rather than drawing upon the existing paradigm, he reinvents his own unique theoretical conceptions in order to exile the borrowed "gods.".

9789004449121 9789004449114

10.1163/9789004449121 DOI

2021010824


Chinese literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

PL2302

895.109/005