The Gate of Darkness: Studies on the Leftist Literary Movement

This volume of essays, posthumously edited by the author's brother Chih-tsing Hsia (1921-2013), a prominent Columbia University professor of Chinese literature, focuses on Chinese literary criticism relating to the work of leftist Chinese writers, most notably Lu Hs n (Lu Xun), as well as Chiang Kuang-tz'u, the "Five Martyrs," and Ch'iu Ch'iu-po. Through a critical overview of the aesthetics and politics of China's leftist literary movement, The Gate of Darkness examines the conflicting dilemmas between leftist authors' own ideals and the strict ideological frameworks imposed by the propaganda policies of the Chinese Communist Party in the early twentieth century.

Author: Tsi-An Hsia
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Published: 02/25/2016
Pages: 350
Weight: 1.6lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9789629966751