Living Classics. Greece and Rome in contemporary poetry in English, ed. S.J. Harrison (book review)

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 164-165
Author(s):  
Karin W. Tikkanen
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Poetry

scholarly journals Chinese avant-garde poetry in times of mind, mayhem and money through the interpretation of Maghiel van Crevel

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-422
Author(s):  
Ołeksandra Hul
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Contemporary Poetry ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Western Art ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ordinary Person ◽  
The Times ◽  
Colloquial Speech ◽  
Controversial Nature

The article is written in the form of a book review. It tells about the Chinese avant-garde poetry as a tendency in the literature of the turn of the 20th and the 21st centuries. We are acquainted with the contemporary poetry through the eyes of Maghiel van Crevel, who, being a famous professor-sinologist, describes the lyrical vanguard with all its peculiarities. In his book he shows the real background of the exile poetry. The reader can not only see the positive sides of the modern poetry, but can also understand the controversial nature of the “Misty poetry” in its entirety. The article gives a brief history of contemporary poetry. It covers the period of forbidden underground poetry during the times of cultural revolution, and shows all the transformation stages of the Chinese avant-garde in literature. In the article we can trace the attitude of Maghiel van Crevel towards the Western art influence on the Chinese culture and poetry. He skillfully expresses his thoughts and feelings by using the words of the others and citing the leading Chinese literary critics. The most interesting thing is that the author of the book focuses his attention on the poets who do not belong to the key representatives of the poetic avant-garde. This helps the reader to understand that a poet is an ordinary person and can write in a simple manner using the colloquial speech just to be closer to other people. The key aim and goals of the Article is to become a vivid literary guide to the avant-garde poetry environment and to give some clues to the reasons of the poetry in exile.

Book Review

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
A. M. Heagerty

Book review

2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 230-231
Author(s):  
Fabrice Renaud
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