
The Reconstruction of New Humanistic Ideals: a Study of the Cultural Conservative Tendency of Chinese Novels in the New Era
by Zhang Xudong
About This Novel
Doctoral thesis of Zhejiang University, planned to apply for later-stage funding project of National Social Science Fund. This manuscript mainly analyzes the cultural conservative trend of thought that has gradually gained momentum since the 1990s, and the novel creation under its influence and interaction. The manuscript reveals the background, essence, meaning generation and value characteristics of the cultural conservative trend in multiple dimensions and levels, and focuses on analyzing the cultural conservative value orientation of the novels of this period: persistence of local traditions, reflection on instrumental rationality modernity, nostalgia and review of rural pastoralism, protection of faith and morality, and call for ecological harmony. In particular, it analyzes these The different manifestations and expressions of this value orientation in novel creation in the new era are also systematically studied on some core issues, revealing the spiritual connotation of this value orientation and its response to modern culture; in addition, this book also conducts an in-depth discussion of the common characteristics of the artistic style of novels that hold this value orientation, as well as their potential misunderstandings in ideological concepts and creative expression. The discussion often has new insights and perspectives, has obvious academic value, and is at the leading level in the same or similar research fields in China.
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