Chinese Poetic Modernisms

About this book

This volume of fourteen essays explores Chinese poetic modernism in all its facets, from its origins in the 1920s through 21st century manifestations. 'Modernisms' in the plural reflects the complexity of the ideas and forms which can be associated with this literary-historical term. The volume's contributors take a variety of focus points, from literary groups such as "9 Leaves" or "Bamboo Hat," to individuals such as modernist sonneteer Feng Zhi, or Taiwan experimentalist Xia Yu (Hsia Yü), and Hong Kong modernist Leung Ping-kwan, to non-biographically oriented chapters concerning modernist language, poetry and visual art, among other issues. Collectively, the volume endeavors to present as complete a picture of modernist practice in Chinese poetry as possible.