modern Chinese literature
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Modern Chinese literature is the body of Chinese writing from the late 19th century onward that embraces vernacular language, new literary forms, and modern themes in response to social and political change.
Statements (94)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese literature period
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literary tradition ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
May Fourth Movement
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New Culture Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of China on Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of China period ⓘ late Qing dynasty reforms ⓘ |
| follows | classical Chinese literature ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Ba Jin
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Bei Dao NERFINISHED ⓘ Can Xue NERFINISHED ⓘ Cao Yu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ding Ling NERFINISHED ⓘ Eileen Chang NERFINISHED ⓘ Gao Xingjian NERFINISHED ⓘ Guo Moruo NERFINISHED ⓘ Han Shaogong NERFINISHED ⓘ Hu Shi NERFINISHED ⓘ Jia Pingwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Lao She NERFINISHED ⓘ Li Ang NERFINISHED ⓘ Lu Xun NERFINISHED ⓘ Mao Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ Mo Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pai Hsien-yung NERFINISHED ⓘ Qian Zhongshu NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanmao NERFINISHED ⓘ Shen Congwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tian Han NERFINISHED ⓘ Tie Ning NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Anyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yu Hua NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Ailing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
Cultural Revolution memory
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critique of feudalism ⓘ ethnic and regional cultures ⓘ gender and feminism ⓘ identity and subjectivity ⓘ migration and diaspora ⓘ modernization and Westernization ⓘ national salvation ⓘ revolution and class struggle ⓘ rural-urban divide ⓘ trauma of war ⓘ |
| hasKeyWork |
Border Town
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Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Call to Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Diary of a Madman NERFINISHED ⓘ Family NERFINISHED ⓘ Fortress Besieged NERFINISHED ⓘ Midnight NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sorghum NERFINISHED ⓘ Rickshaw Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Soul Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ The Republic of Wine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Song of Everlasting Sorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ The True Story of Ah Q NERFINISHED ⓘ To Live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacteristic |
adoption of new literary forms
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experimentation with narrative form ⓘ focus on modern social and political themes ⓘ individual subjectivity ⓘ realism ⓘ use of vernacular language instead of classical Chinese ⓘ |
| hasRelatedField |
Chinese literary criticism
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comparative literature ⓘ translation studies ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasSubPeriod |
May Fourth literature
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avant-garde literature of the 1980s ⓘ contemporary Chinese literature after 1978 ⓘ left-wing literature of the 1930s ⓘ root-seeking literature ⓘ scar literature ⓘ socialist realist literature in the PRC ⓘ wartime literature against Japan ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
modern Chinese drama
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modern Chinese essay ⓘ modern Chinese fiction ⓘ modern Chinese poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese classical literary tradition
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Enlightenment thought ⓘ Japanese literature ⓘ Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian literature ⓘ Western literature ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn | Chinese departments at universities worldwide ⓘ |
| isWrittenIn |
Hong Kong
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Mainland China NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
baihua
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vernacular Chinese ⓘ |
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