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The first comprehensive and systematic study of Chinese Marxist literary criticism as an independent theoretical form
Uncovers the inner differences in the respective problematics of the Chinese form, Soviet form and Western form
Aspires to blaze a new trail which differs from the previous historical or literary sociological route
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About this book
This open access book is the first comprehensive and systematic study of Chinese Marxist literary criticism as an independent theoretical form. It discusses and describes the theoretical features of the Chinese form of Marxist literary criticism by refining and re-interpreting the iconic key concepts of “people,” “nation,” “politics,” “praxis,” along with the relationships between literature, technology and capital. Literary criticism and value judgment has also been discussed at length with insightful and valuable views being provided. This book is a brilliant introduction to the topic and ideal academic material for global readers to grasp the essence of Chinese Marxist literary critical thought.
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Professor Yamin Hu is one of the leading Chinese scholars in the areas of Marxist literary theory studies, literary criticism, comparative literature and narrative studies. She is the rare female pioneer who strived to forge her way in Chinese academia and achieved great accomplishment and a strong reputation as early as the 1990s’. She has hosted a number of national level funding programs, including two Major Projects of the National Social Science Fund. Her publications include more than 12 monographs, textbooks and translations, and more than 100 academic articles. Her textbook Comparative Literature, which received the National Excellent Teaching Material Award, has been translated into Vietnamese. Professor Yamin Hu edited the book Keywords in Western Literary Criticism and Contemporary China (Vol.1&2), published by Routledge in 2020.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Contemporary Construction of the Chinese Form of Marxist Literary Criticism
Authors: Yamin Hu
Translated by: Fang Yan, Xin Cheng
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2947-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: People's Publishing House 2023
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2946-7Published: 06 August 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2949-8Published: 06 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-2947-4Published: 05 August 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 312
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Literature, general, Political Economy/Economic Systems, History of China, Social Policy, Politics of the Welfare State, Social Work and Community Development