Title From May fourth to June fourth : fiction and film in twentieth-century China / edited by Ellen Widmer, David Der-wei Wang

Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1993

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 435 pages) : illustrations Series Harvard contemporary China series ; 9 Harvard contemporary China series ; 9. Contents Visitation of the past in Han Shaogong's post-1985 fiction / Joseph S.M Lau -- Past, present, and future in Mo Yan's fiction of the 1980s / Michael S. Duke -- Shen Congwen's legacy in Chinese literature ot the 1980s / Michael S. Duke -- Shen Congwen's legacy in Chinese literature of the 1980s / Jeffrey C. Kinkley -- Imaginary nostalgia / David Der-wei Wang -- Urban exoticism in modern and contemporary Chinese literature / Heinrich Fruehauf -- Text, intertext, and the representation of the writing self in Lu Xun, Yu Dafu, and Wang Meng / Yi-tsi Mei Feuerwerker -- Invention and intervention / Lydia H. Liu -- Living in sin / Margaret H. Decker -- Lu Xun's facetious muse / Marston Anderson -- Lives in profile / Theodore Huters -- Melodramatic representation and the "May Fourth" tradition of Chinese cinema / Paul G. Pickowicz -- Male narcissism and national culture / Rey Chow Summary What do the Chinese literature and film inspired by the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) have in common with the Chinese literature and film of the May Fourth movement (1918-1930)? This new book demonstrates that these two periods of the highest literary and cinematic creativity in twentieth-century China share several aims: to liberate these narrative arts from previous aesthetic orthodoxies, to draw on foreign sources for inspiration, and to free individuals from social conformity. Although these consistencies seem readily apparent, with a sharper focus the distinguished contributors to this volume reveal that in many ways discontinuity, not continuity, prevails. Their analysis illuminates the powerful meeting place of language, imagery, and narrative with politics, history, and ideology in twentieth-century China. Drawing on a wide range of methodologies, from formal analysis to feminist criticism, from deconstruction to cultural critique, the authors demonstrate that the scholarship of modern Chinese literature and film has become integral to contemporary critical discourse. They respond to Eurocentric theories, but their ultimate concern is literature and film in China's unique historical context. The volume illustrates three general issues preoccupying this century's scholars: the conflict of the rural search for roots and the native soil movement versus the new strains of urban exoticism; the diacritics of voice, narrative mode, and intertextuality; and the reintroduction of issues surrounding gender and subjectivity. Table of Contents: Preface Acknowledgments Introduction David Der-wei Wang part:1 Country and City 1. Visitation of the Past in Han Shaogong's Post-1985 Fiction Joseph S.M. Lau 2. Past, Present, and Future in Mo Yan's Fiction of the 1980s Michael S. Duke 3. Shen Congwen's Legacy in Chinese Literature of the 1980s Jeffrey C. Kinkley 4. Imaginary Nostalgia: Shen Congwen, Song Zelai, Mo Yan, and Li Yongping David Der-wei Wang 5. Urban Exoticism in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature Heinrich Fruehauf part: 2 Subjectivity and Gender 6. Text, Intertext, and the Representation of the Writing Self in Lu Yun, Dafu, and Wang Meng Yi-tsi Mei Feuerwerker 7. Invention and Intervention: The Making of a Female Tradition in Modern Chinese Literature Lydia H. Liu 8. Living in Sin: From May Fourth via the Antirightist Movement to the Present Margaret H. Decker part: 3 Narrative Voice and Cinematic Vision 9. Lu Xun's Facetious Muse: The Creative Imperative in Modern Chinese Fiction Marston Anderson 10. Lives in Profile: On the Authorial Voice in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature Theodore Huters 11. Melodramatic Representation and the "May Fourth" Tradition of Chinese Cinema Paul G. Pickowicz 12. Male Narcissism and National Culture: Subjectivity in Chen Kaige's King of the Children Rey Chow Afterword: Reflections on Change and Continuity in Modern Chinese Fiction Leo Ou-fan Lee Notes Contributors From May Fourth to June Fourth will he warmly welcomed. It should be of great interest to all concerned with literary developments in the contemporary world on the one hand, and on the other with the enigmas surrounding China's alternating attempts to develop and to destroy herself as a civilization.--Cyril Birch, University of California, Berkeley Analysis Chinese literature Cinema Films (Motion pictures) China Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Chinese literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism Motion pictures -- China -- History LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General. Chinese literature Motion pictures Literatur Kongress Film Filmkunst. Letterkunde. Cinéma -- Chine -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique. Littérature chinoise -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique. Cinéma chinois. China China Chinesisch. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book Author Widmer, Ellen, editor. Wang, Dewei, editor ISBN 9780674045163 0674045165

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