The System of the Press and the Emergence of Chinese Contemporary Literature

Abstract

Abstract: The way the system of the press intervenes in the emergence and development of Chinese contemporary literature (1949-1976) requires convincing research from the academic circle. In fact, the system of the press affects the existence of contemporary literature in the three progressive aspects. Initially, the socialist ownership of the press turns the old-new and left-right dichotomies into the imbalanced state dominated by "the literature for the new people." Then, the agency dilemma of the press leads to the competition between the different literary discourses and interests in the internal integration of contemporary literature. Finally, the operation principles of the sectionalist press system favor the modes of mainstream ideology and nullify the internal competitions. These effects eventually accumulate and lead to the gradual fossilization and decline of contemporary literature.

Key words: contemporary literature, press system, socialist ownership, agency dilemma, sectionalism

Zhang Jun. The System of the Press and the Emergence of Chinese Contemporary Literature[J]. Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art, 2014, 34(5): 171-179.

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