Qian Gurong in Literary Criticism from 1949 to 1966

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art ›› 2016, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 53-63.

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Qian Gurong in Literary Criticism from 1949 to 1966

Xu Jianjun

the Department of Chinese, East China Normal University (Shanghai 200241, China)

Online:2016-01-25 Published:2017-09-22
About author:Xu Jianjun is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chinese, East China Normal University (Shanghai 200241, China), specializing in theory of literature and art, and ancient literature.

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Abstract: The first seventeen years from the establishment of P. R. China to the Cultural Revolution (1949 to 1966) is a special period for literary survival. In this period, the constraints and restraints of politics on literature co-exist with literature's rebellion against and escape from politics, which are intertwined with the dialogue and communication between the "integrated" literary norms and the heterogenic literary criticism. Under this historical context, Qian Gurong went through three important stages in his life, namely, the anxiety of political identity, the return to literary identity, and the adherence to "humanistic study." In each stage, Qian Gurong managed to maintain an integrate self-identity of a humanistic scholar.

Key words: "the Seventeen Years", literary criticism, Qian Gurong, humanistic study

Xu Jianjun . Qian Gurong in Literary Criticism from 1949 to 1966[J]. Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art, 2016, 36(1): 53-63.

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