'Jian Bei Pian' : Lao She's Forgotten Wartime Epic Poem : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chinese Literature
| العنوان: | 'Jian Bei Pian' : Lao She's Forgotten Wartime Epic Poem : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chinese Literature |
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| المؤلفون: | Briggs, Janette |
| Personal Name: | Lao, She 1899-1966. , Lao, She 1899-1966. |
| تفاصيل مُضافة: | Victoria University of Wellington. School of Languages and Cultures. Victoria University of Wellington, degree granting institution. |
| Call Numbers: | PL2804.C5 .B754 2017 |
| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) |
| مستخلص: | This thesis is the first English-language critical study of Chinese author Lao She's(1899-1966) wartime epic ballad Jian bei pian and includes the ballad's first translation into English. The thesis addresses a gap in knowledge about his work, a gap previously covered by simplistic labelling of it as patriotic propaganda. Lao She's reputation in the West largely rests on his modern fiction, although his literary output covered many genres, generating at different times in his life the full range of reactions in China between popular acclaim and violent censure. Much of his writing, done during periods of intense cultural and political upheaval in China, reflected the events through which he lived. Jian bei pian, his poetic record of a journey through northern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, is unique, both of its time and outside of its time, yet it has received relatively little attention from critics in China or in the West. Recent Chinese studies on Jian bei pian have highlighted the poem's patriotic elements, retrospectively interpreting it as an endorsement of China's Communist Party and deeming it part of his wartime nation-building literature. In the West Jian bei pian has been almost completely ignored, apart from observations which similarly focus on its imputed status as patriotic propaganda and condemn or dismiss it for that reason. This thesis evaluates the evidence for and against Jian bei pian's significance and effectiveness as wartime propaganda by examining the poem through frameworks of nation building theory. Textual analysis of Jian bei pian's images of China, its narrative treatment of China's history, and of culturally significant periods and sites, finds that the patriotic rhetoric is inconsistent. This finding echoes recent work of some Western scholars who have observed contradictions and insecurities in Lao She's pre-war and wartime fiction that undermined his ability to convey a patriotic message. |
| الموضوعات: | Poets, Chinese Criticism and interpretation. 20th century, Chinese poetry History and criticism. 20th century, Epic poetry, Chinese History and criticism. 20th century, Ballads, Chinese Criticism and interpretation. 20th century, Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 In literature., War in literature History and criticism., Chinese poetry Translations into English. 20th century, English poetry Translations from Chinese., Poètes chinois Critique et interprétation. 20e siècle, Poésie chinoise Histoire et critique. 20e siècle, Guerre sino-japonaise, 1937-1945 Dans la littérature., Guerre dans la littérature Histoire et critique., War in literature., Poets, Chinese., Literature., Epic poetry, Chinese., Chinese poetry., Ballads, Chinese. |
| مصطلحات الفهرس: | Lao She, Modern Chinese Poetry, War of Resistance, Academic Dissertation, Academic theses., Translations., Criticism, interpretation, etc., Academic theses., Thèses et écrits académiques. |
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| الإتاحة: | Open access content. Open access content |
| ملاحظة: | Includes bibliographical references. En_NZ some text in Chinese. |
| أرقام أخرى: | UX0 oai:researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz:10063/6168 980600790 China |
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| رقم الأكسشن: | edsoai.ocn980600790 |
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