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- The Spatial Image of "Madhouse" in The Steward of Christendom and The Secret Scripture
Author：Mengdie Xu
Abstract: Contemporary Irish writer Sebastian Barry addresses the overlooked trauma of non-nationalists during the Irish War of Independence through his writings The Steward of Christendom and The Secret Scripture, focusing on the core space of “madhouse.” According to Michel Foucault’s theory, the...
Column：British Literature Studies 119-129 Details
- War Memory Writing in Oshiro Tatsuhiro’s Novels
Author：Yufan Xin
Abstract: The writing of the war memory in the collection Futenmayo and the novel Cocktail Party by Oshiro Tatsuhiro can be regarded as a true portrayal of a side of the post-war Okinawa spiritual history. The excessive quantification of the dead in Japan triggered a rethink of war memory, and Oshiro was devoted to writing the “plural of m...
Column：Literatures of East and Southeast Asia 130-141 Details
- A General Review of the Realist Literary Tendencies in Vietnam from the Perspective of Literary Theory
Author：Ngô Viết Hoàn
Abstract: In the process of modern Vietnamese literary history, realist literature and the tendency toward realistic writing have played an important historical role. As a vital component of Vietnamese revolutionary literature, it not only shows the lively reality in Vietnam during the anti-colonial war, but also contributes many outstanding authors and literary theorists to its national literary scene. Using a historical and theoretical approach combined with the perspective of modern literary history, this paper systematically reviews the Vietnamese realist literary tendency through three aspects, namely, the emergence of realist literary tendencies in Vietnam, Lê Đình Kỵ’s literary ideas and the rise of the schools of realist literary creation in Vietnam, and Đỗ Đức Dục and the standardized development of Vietnamese realism. ...
Column：Literatures of East and Southeast Asia 142-156 Details
- Narrative Tension and Woman Liberation in July, July
Author：Fangmu Li
Abstract: The contemporary American novelist Tim O’Brien’s novel July, July features a powerful narrative tension and insightful thematic meaning, well beyond the one-dimensional convention of Vietnam War novels. Combined with the title, the narrative structure builds itself upon an interaction between the present and past, with a cla...
Column：Studies and Chronicles in 21st-Century English Literature 002-011 Details
- From Fragmented Self to Self-Making: Colonial Memory and Identity Awareness in Anglophone-Caribbean Women’s Fictionalized Autobiographies
Author：Xuefeng Zhang
Abstract: The narrative form of fictionalized autobiography empowers Anglophone-Caribbean women writers to assert themselves as speaking subjects, telling their lived experiences and colonial memories while articulating their discursive voices. This study examines representative fictional autobiographies by Anglophone-Caribbean women during colonial and postcolonial periods to uncover their colonial memories, explore their living conditions and psychological states, and illuminate the evolution of their identity.
Column：Studies and Chronicles in 21st-Century English Literature 012-022 Details
- A Cosmopolitan Writing of Irishness: On the Tactics in Colm Tóibín's Cultural Adaptation of the Classical Myths
Author：Yukun Liu
Abstract: Colm Tóibín’s literary works mainly focus on fictional narratives set in specific spatio-temporal contexts. However, the publication of The Testament of Mary and House of Names demonstrates a major shift in both his writing paradigm and cultural tactics. Both works reflect the cosmopolitan Irish writer’s in-depth contemplation of the past, present, and future of Ireland and human society, while engaging with classical traditions in Western civilization. From the theoretical perspective of adaptation, this article aims to analyze how Tóibín engages in a personal dialogue with the classical world and how these myths represent contemporary concerns ...
Column：Studies and Chronicles in 21st-Century English Literature 023-036 Details
- Alternative Flavors: Culinary Writing and Citizenship Transformation in Mãn
Author：Lu Yu
Abstract: Vietnamese-Canadian writer Kim Thúy’s Mãn uses cooking and cuisine as a lens to subvert the traditional trauma-focused narrative of refugee literature. The novel reveals how culinary practices serve as a driving force and intrinsic mechanism for refugee transformation. Rather than merely reproducing diasporic culinary culture, Kim Thúy delves into the intricate interplay of Vietnamese identity, cultural fusion, and colonial history underlying these practices. By moving from the material memory to cultural synthesis, the author constructs a “culinary citizenship” within a historical framework,...
Column：Studies and Chronicles in 21st-Century English Literature 037-047 Details
- A Study on the New Trends in 21st-Century British Narrative Nonfiction
Author：Anran Zhang
Abstract: In the 21st century, Narrative Nonfiction has gradually emerged as a significant literary phenomenon in British. As an independent literary genre, Narrative Nonfiction inherits from the realist tradition of British literature and makes innovations. It is characterized by two core features: “authenticity” an...
Column：Studies and Chronicles in 21st-Century English Literature 059-068 Details
- Hermann Hesse on World Literature and National Literature
Author：Jian Ma
Abstract: From the standpoint that world literature is a combination of diversity and commonality, Hermann Hesse has launched a deep thinking about world literature. On the one hand, he agrees that Germany should absorb the excellent achievements of foreign literature; on the other hand, he also firmly opposes the blindness of tran...
Column：German Literature Studies 069-078 Details
- The Writing and Interpretation of the Chinese Revolution in German Political Theater: Tai Yang erwacht as an Example
Author：Jiayuan Lu, Bo Wang
Abstract: At the beginning of the 1930s, the struggle between the left and right forces in Germany entered a heated stage. Against this background, Piscator, the originator of the German “political theater”, brought the play Tai Yang erwacht, which depicted the revolutionary movement of the workers in Shanghai during the Northern Expedition War in China, onto the German stage, and the tenacious and unyielding spirit of the Chinese working class became a weapon for the German Communist Party’s political propaganda. From the conception of the play to the performance, the issue of cross-cultural representation of ...
Column：German Literature Studies 079-088 Details