As the essence of Chinese traditional culture, classical Chinese
poetry in Singapore played a very important role in the social and
cultural development of Singapore’s Chinese community. Numerous
poems depicted the unique scenery of tropical rainforest and the
customs with a Nanyang flavor, recorded the various historical events
from the colonial era, the World War II to the independent nation, and
reflected the poets’ multiple feelings. This book sketches out the
brief history of classical Chinese poetry in Singapore over a hundred
years, and focuses on the complex identity of poets from different
generations, the function of literary societies in the construction of
cultural space and the influence of modern media on the development of
classical Chinese poetry based on the text interpretation. In
addition, the author attempts to define different types of poetry
writing using diaspora literature and Sinophone literature. The
discussion of these topics will not only expand the research horizon
of Chinese literature, but also provide a meaningful reference to the
studies of the worldwide Chinese overseas, especially in Southeast
Asia.
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Witnesses to Social and Cultural Transformations in the Chinese Community
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781498535168
Publisert
2017
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter