The Russian Hero in Modern Chinese Fiction

by Anthony Lawrence

The Russian influence took root in the Chinese intellectual tradition that evolved after the Literary Revolution of 1917. When the Chinese communists turned to Russia for their inspiration they also accepted the Russian version of the novel's form and function in society. However, they did not accept it uncritically. Chinese understanding of the arts goes back for thousands of years and thus Chinese intellectuals brought their own kinds of tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9622014291
• ISBN13: 9789622014299
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Length: 347 Pages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher