Unpacking Průšek’s Conception of the “Lyrical”: a Tribute and Some Intercultural Reflections
Unpacking Průšek’s Conception of the “Lyrical”: a Tribute and Some Intercultural Reflections
Author(s): Leo Ou-fan LeeSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Jaroslav Průšek; Chinese literature; modernity; individualism and subjectivism; lyricism; methodology of literary studies
Summary/Abstract: The essay was written in commemoration of Jaroslav Průšek (1906–1980) by his former student Leo Ou-fan Lee. The author offers a rereading of Průšek’s groundbreaking research on modern Chinese literature assessing his theoretical insights which have made profound impact on the discipline and have remained a constant source of inspiration for Chinese literature studies. It discusses the implications of Průšek’s two famous papers – one on individualism and subjectivism, the other on a “confrontation” between traditional Chinese literature and modern European literature – and re-examines their relevance to the study of modern Chinese literature today as cultural history.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philologica
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 151-166
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English