Modern Chinese Literature in the May Fourth Era

by Merle Goldman

Overview

One of the most creative and brilliant episodes in modern Chinese history, the cultural and literary flowering that takes the name of the May Fourth Movement, is the subject of this comprehensive and insightful book. This is the first study of modern Chinese literature that shows how China’s Confucian traditions were combined with Western influences to create a literature of new values and consciousness for the Chinese people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674579118
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1985
Series:	Harvard East Asian Series , #89
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Merle Goldman is Professor of History, Emerita, at Boston University and Associate of The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University.

Editorial Reviews

The publication of Modern Chinese Literature in the May Fourth Era is a signal event, for it brings together the research, analytical and critical talents of seventeen scholars in an effort to expand our knowledge of the evolution, nature and role of literature from the May Fourth period.

World Literature Today

Goldman's book is a major contribution to our knowledge of modern Chinese literature, particularly Chinese fiction.

Pacific Affairs