Paul B. Foster

Ah Q Archaeology (eBook, PDF)

Lu Xun, Ah Q, Ah Q Progeny, and the National Character Discourse in Twentieth Century China

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Although Lu Xun was a leading intellectual and writer in twentieth century China, and his representative character Ah Q, hero of "The True Story of Ah Q," is considered an iconic repository of progressive Chinese thinking about the national character, few works examine the major discourses in his thought and writing relative to broader historical and intellectual currents outside the context of his politicization. Ah Q Archaeology, however, concretely situates Lu Xun's critique of national character vis-a-vis metanarratives of nationalism and modernity through a close examination of his works in their historical context. Paul B. Foster uses a discursive approach to tie together Lu Xun's major theme of national character critique and its fate in China's tumultuous twentieth century. This book is an important and unique contribution to modern Chinese intellectual history and modern Chinese literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 414
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216219491
• Artikelnr.: 74830368

Autorenporträt

Paul B. Foster is associate professor of Chinese at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 General Discursive Trajectories of Lu Xun, Ah Q and National
Character
Chapter 2 The Historical Context of National Character in China: Ironic
Nationalism
Chapter 3 Lu Xun's Late Qing Essays: The Foundations of His Engagement with
the National Character Discourse
Chapter 4 The Trajectory of National Character in Lu Xun's Writings
(1918-1936)
Chapter 5 Ah Q and the Critique of National Character: Lu Xun's Attack on
National Essence and Chinese Spiritual Culture
Chapter 6 Lu Xun and the Construction of the Ah Q Discourse (1922-1949)
Chapter 7 The Ironic Inflation of Chinese National Character: Lu Xun's
International Reputation, Romain Rolland's Critique of "The True Story of
Ah Q" and the Nobel Prize
Chapter 8 Ah Q Progeny-Son of Ah Q, Modern Ah Q, Miss Ah Q, Sequels to Ah
Q-Post-1949 Creative Intersections with the Ah Q Discourse
Chapter 9 Conclusion