1st Edition

Chinese Literature for the 1980s The Fourth Congress of Writers and Artists

Edited By Gordon C. Rausser Copyright 1982
    188 Pages
    by Routledge

    188 Pages
    by Routledge

    Editor Howard Goldblatt explains that while most societies analyse and revere their literary trends in retrospect, post-Liberation China’s literary trends tend to be announced beforehand allowing for critics to judge how close or far from the prescribed norms a piece of art is. In this volume, a collection of speeches and reports from the Fourth Congress of Writers and Artists, well-known Chinese writers (novels, poets, and dramatists alike) debate the future direction of Chinese literature for the 1980s. Originally published in 1982, the book lends a contemporary view into the state of art and literature in China during a critical era of transformation. This title is suitable for students of Literature and East Asian Studies.

    Preface;  Introduction;  1. Mao Dun: Opening Address to the Fourth Congress of Chinese Writers and Artists  2. Deng Xiaoping: Congratulatory Message to the Fourth Congress of Chinese Writers and Artists  3. Zhou Yang: Inherit the Past and Usher In the Future  4. Mao Dun: Emancipate Thought and Encourage Literary and Artistic Democracy  5. Liu Baiyu: Opening Address to the third Congress of Chinese Writers Association  6. Bai Hu: No Breakthrough, No Literature  7. Wang Meng: Our Responsibility  8. Ke Yan: A Few Words in Defense of New Poetry and the Literary and Art Contingent  9. Chen Dengke: Some Suggestions Concerning Literary Work  10. Liu Binyan: The Call of the Times  11. Lin Binyan: Man Is the Aim, Man is the Center  12. Xiao Jun: A Personal Statement  13. Liu Xinwu: Telling Mother What's on My Mind  14. Xia Yan: My Hopes  15. Ba Jin: Closing Address to the Third Congress of the Chinese Writers Association  16. Xia Yan: Closing Address to the Fourth Congress of Chinese Writers and Artists

    Biography

    Howard Goldblatt