Expressionist Poetics
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A good fit for
- Scholars and graduate students engaged in comparative poetics and literary theory research
- Specialist readers studying Expressionist literature, painting, and cross-media art
- Chinese and foreign language department students who need a systematic theoretical framework to support thesis writing
- Enthusiasts with basic knowledge of modernist trends willing to engage in in-depth theoretical reading
Not a good fit for
- General readers hoping for light art history stories or painter anecdotes
- Readers lacking basic concepts of literary theory who find terminology-dense texts difficult
- Readers who only want a quick overview of Expressionism without entering system construction
Reading tips
- Read the introduction and table of contents first to grasp the structural logic from movement history to poetic system.
- Take conceptual notes when reading ontology and form theory, sorting out the derivational relationships among levels.
- Read relevant chapters alongside specific Expressionist works to test the explanatory power of the theoretical framework.
- Read in dialogue with works on comparative poetics or modernist studies to form a problem-oriented conversation.
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Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 序
- 绪论
- 第一章 表现主义思潮与20世纪的文艺革命
- 第一节 表现主义艺术运动的兴起
- 第二节 表现主义文学的艺术探索
- 第三节 表现主义与20世纪艺坛的革命性变革
- 第二章 表现主义思潮的理论探索
- 第一节 表现主义思潮的哲学基础
- 第二节 表现主义思潮的美学渊源
- 第三节 表现主义运动的理论探索
- 第四节 表现主义诗学的逻辑起点
- 第三章 表现主义的艺术本体观
- 第一节 表现精神而非再现自然
- 第二节 表现激情而非歌颂理想
- 第三节 揭示本质而非描摹现象
- 第四节 作为艺术本体的形式和语言
- 第四章 艺术与社会 ——表现主义诗学的文艺功能论
- 第一节 表现主义运动的政治目标
- 第二节 表现主义诗学的艺术功能论
- 第五章 表现主义的艺术思维论
- 第一节 陌生化： 艺术思维的逻辑前提
- 第二节 抽象化： 现代艺术的形式表征
- 第三节 寓言化： 表现主义作品的观念演绎
- 第六章 表现主义的形式观
- 第一节 形式与表现
- 第二节 开启现代艺术的造型手段
- 第三节 搭建通往本真世界的桥梁
- 第七章 文类诗学 ——表现主义的文体论
- 第一节 总体艺术作品： 消除艺术边界的探索
- 第二节 表现主义的戏剧理论
- 第三节 表现主义的诗歌理论
- 第四节 表现主义的小说诗学
- 第五节 表现主义的电影诗学
- 结语
- 参考文献
- 后记
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About the author
Public information about Xu Xingyan is rather limited, and details of his native place, education, and academic appointments cannot be confirmed. Judging from the three works held in the collection, his writing spans comparative literature, expressionist poetics, and the teaching of writing, indicating an interest that crosses literary theory and writing practice. Comparative Literature points toward the comparison of and influence between different literary traditions, while Expressionist Poetics focuses on the poetic implications of expressionism as a modern literary and artistic current and carries a strong theoretical bent. Writing (I) (2013 Edition) is a writing textbook or exam-preparation book, suggesting that he is also involved in training basic writing skills and passing on practical knowledge. Overall, Xu Xingyan's works cover academic research, literary theory, and practical teaching, serving both students of literature and general readers preparing for examinations or studying on their own. Owing to limited sources, biographical details remain unavailable.
