The Literature of China in the Twentieth Century

by Bonnie S. McDougall and Kam Louie

Book Overview

In this ground-breaking book, Bonnie S. McDougall and Kam Louie present the first comprehensive, integrated survey of twentieth-century Chinese literature. The Literature of China in the Twentieth Century traces the development of Chinese literature from the Boxer Rebellion, when the strains of Western influence first emerged, to the Tiananmen Massacre, when dissident poets, such as Bei Dao, earned international acclaim and indefinite exile...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231110855
• ISBN13: 9780231110853
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.3" x 8.5"