Beyond Brushtalk: Sino-Japanese Literary Exchange in the Interwar Period
Christopher T. Keaveney
Abstract
This book explores interactions between Japanese and Chinese writers during the golden age of such exchange, 1919 to 1937. During this period, there were unprecedented opportunities for exchange between writers, which was made possible by the ease of travel between Japan and China during these years and the educational background of Chinese writers as students in Japan. Although the salubrious interaction that developed during that period was destined not to last, it nevertheless was significant as a courageous essay at cultural interaction. Major writers in this work include Lu Xun and Zhou Z ... More
Keywords: Japanese, Chinese writers, exchange, travel, Lu Xun, cultural interaction
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2008 | Print ISBN-13: 9789622099289 |
| Published to Hong Kong Scholarship Online: September 2011 | DOI:10.5790/hongkong/9789622099289.001.0001 |
