Children's Literature in China: From Lu Xun to Mao Zedong

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This book introduces the major works and debates in Chinese children's literature within the framework of China's revolution and modernization. It demonstrates that the guiding rationale in children's literature was the political importance of children as the nation's future. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Historical Background Traditional Children's Books Western Impact on Chinese Children's Literature May Fourth Children's Literature Conclusion 2 Lu Xun and the World of Children Lu Xun and Translations of Western Children's Literature Lu Xun's Early Translations in the Qing Dynasty Lu Xun and Children's Literature in the Early May Fourth Period Lu Xun and Children's Literature in the Later May Fourth Period Conclusion 3 A New Children's Literature Ye Shengtao's Fairytales Bing Xin's Letters to Young Readers Children's Literature in the Inter-war Period 1921 to 1937 Conclusion 4 Revolutionary Children's Literature Revolutionary Children's Literature in the Prewar Period Revolutionary Children's Literature in the War Period Conclusion 5 Comic Books and Popularization Chinese Comics between 1908 and Liberation in 1949 Chinese Comics from 1949 to 1965 Comic Books in the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution 1966 to 1976 Conclusion 6 Children's Literature in the People's Republic of China Children's Literature from 1949 to May 1957 Children's Literature from 1957 to 1965 Children's Literature from 1966 to 1976 Conclusion 7 The Post-Mao Canon The Canon: Its Historical Development Canon Formation: The Politics of Education The Canon: Privileged Literary Forms and Genres Conclusion Bibliography Index