Lyrical Experiments in Sinophone Verse: Time, Space, Bodies, and Things (1)

Synopsis

The 1919 May Fourth movement was the breeding ground for experiments by authors inspired by new world literary trends. Under Mao Zedong, folk songs accompanied political campaigns such as the Great Leap Forward. Misty Poetry of the 1980s contributed to the humanistic discourse of the post-Mao reform era. The most recent stage in Chinese poetry resonates with contemporary concerns, such as technological innovation, environmental degradation, socio-political transformations, and the return of geopolitical Cold War divisions. In search of creative responses to the crisis, poets frequently revisit the past while holding on to their poetic language of self-reflection and social critique. This volume identifies three foci in contemporary poetry discourses: formal crossovers, multiple realities, and liquid boundaries. These three themes often intersect within texts from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan discussed in the book.

Copyright:

2025

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Publisher Quality

Book Size:

360 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781040789322

Related ISBNs:

9781040785058, 9789048559978, 9781003699064

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

10/22/25

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Authors / Taylor & Francis Group

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No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Poetry, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts

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Edited by:

Justyna Jaguscik

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Joanna Krenz

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Andrea Riemenschnitter