Articles
The Chinese concept of “Enlightenment” in Wang Anyi’s prose
Maria Semenyuk
Vostok/Oriens '2016, №6
The article discusses the concept of “Enlightenment” in the socio-cultural environment of China’s during the twentieth century. Appeared at the beginning of the century as part of the “May Fourth Movement”, the idea of “enlightenment” became relevant and discussed again in 80s and 90s. Nowadays the concept is not only restored, but also significantly rethought, which is reflected in a number of literary works. This article analyzes the causes and consequences of this phenomenon, and identifies the new values of the concept of “enlightenment” in contemporary China, based on works by a prominent writer of the so-called “Literature of the New Era” – Wang Anyi.
Keywords: Chinese “Enlightenment”, Wang Anyi, “Literature of the New Era”
Pages: С. 105–111
