A Milestone in Initiating a Literary Theory with Chinese Characteristics: A Review on the Five-Volume Ethical Literary Criticism Studies

Abstract

Abstract: The five-volume Ethical Literary Criticism Studies, edited by Nie Zhenzhao and Su Hui, marks a milestone in initiating a literary theory with Chinese characteristics. Its significance is primarily manifested in four aspects: 1. the major theoretical concepts and propositions of Ethical Literary Criticism have already established a unique theoretical field and a conceptual constellation; 2. with its rapid development in the last sixteen years, Ethical Literary Criticism has not only attracted and brought together a large number of proponents, participants, and practioners who work together as an academic community, but also presented us the five-volume Ethical Literary Criticism Studies as a testimony of Nie Zhenzhao's role as the pioneer and leader of Ethical Literary Criticism as well as a great outcome from the collective wisdom of its scholarly team; 3. Ethical Literary Criticism adheres to Chinese positions and addresses Chinese issues; 4. the five-volume Literary Ethical Criticism Studies integrates, organically, its systemic theory with practical guidance and offers an exemplary model for Ethical Literary Criticism.

Key words: Ethical Literary Criticism Studies, literary theory with Chinese characteristics, Ethical Literary Criticism

Liu Ying. A Milestone in Initiating a Literary Theory with Chinese Characteristics: A Review on the Five-Volume Ethical Literary Criticism Studies[J]. Foreign Literature Studies, 2021, 43(1): 164-170.

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