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Tracing Shishi in Contemporary Chinese Historical Novels.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,手稿 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Tracing Shishi in Contemporary Chinese Historical Novels./
作者:	Fan, Jiacheng.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (209 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-01, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-01A.
標題:	Poetry. -
電子資源:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798379842529

Tracing Shishi in Contemporary Chinese Historical Novels.
Fan, Jiacheng.

Tracing Shishi in Contemporary Chinese Historical Novels. - 1 online resource (209 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-01, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Purdue University, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references

This dissertation aims to address the lack of transcultural and historical perspective in the study of the Chinese term shishi and its role in the contemporary literature among the current scholarship. To begin with, the study traces the origin and genealogical development of shishi as a literary concept. It concludes that although it was initially invented as a translation for the Western term "epic," the connotation of shishiwas then greatly expanded and modified by Chinese intellectuals and should be understood as a unique aesthetic paradigm for evaluating literary works and inspiring writers, especially in terms of the criticism and the creation of historical fiction.Guided by the craving for building a unified identity for the newborn nation with literary works inspired by communist ideology, the revolutionary historical novel from the "Seventeen-Year Era" (1949-1966) becomes the embodiment of the classic ideas of shishi: heroism and optimistic belief in social progress. With the revolutionary era coming to an end, the orthodox historical narrative was challenged by writers and critics who began to implement new and alternative methods of representing and reconstructing past events and memories, which leads to the renovation and diversification of shishi. With a combination of textual analysis and historical interpretation, this study shall examine the works of six writers with varied and distinctive features from the 1980s to the present and demonstrate their contribution to the continued relevance and vitality of shishi in Chinese literature. The final lesson is, instead of sustaining a static and definitive view of shishi, we should recognize and embrace its dynamic and plural natures, and its ability to adapt and innovate.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798379842529Subjects--Topical Terms:

649958
Poetry.
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Electronic books.

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