Recite and Refuse Contemporary Chinese Prose Poetry 1st Edition by Nick Admussen ISBN 0824856526 9780824856526

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ISBN 10:    0824856526
ISBN 13: 978-0824856526
Author:       Nick Admussen

Chinese prose poetry today is engaged with a series of questions that are fundamental to the modern Chinese language: What is prose? What is it good for? How should it look and sound? Millions of Chinese readers encounter prose poetry every year, both in the most official of state-sponsored magazines and in the unorthodox, experimental work of the avant-garde. Recite and Refuse makes the answers to our questions about prose legible by translating, surveying, and interpreting prose poems, and by studying the people, politics, and contexts that surround the writing of prose poetry.

Author Nick Admussen argues that unlike most genres, Chinese prose poems lack a distinct size or shape. Their similarity to other prose is the result of a distinct process in which a prose form is recited with some kind of meaningful difference—an imitation that refuses to fully resemble its source. This makes prose poetry a protean, ever-changing group of works, channeling the language of science, journalism, Communist Party politics, advertisements, and much more. The poems look vastly different as products, but are made with a similar process. Focusing on the composition process allows Admussen to rewrite the standard history of prose poetry, finding its origins not in 1918 but in the obedient socialist prose poetry of the 1950s.

Recite and Refuse places the work of state-sponsored writers in mutual relationship to prose poems by unorthodox and avant-garde poets, from cadre writers like Ke Lan and Guo Feng to the border-crossing intellectual and poet Liu Zaifu to experimental artists such as Ouyang Jianghe and Xi Chuan. The volume features never-before seen English translations that range from the representative to the exceptional, culminating with Ouyang Jianghe’s masterpiece “Hanging Coffin.” Reading across the spectrum enables us to see the way that artists interact with each other, how they compete and cooperate, and how their interactions, as well as their creations, continuously reinvent both poetry and prose.

Recite and Refuse Contemporary Chinese Prose Poetry 1st Table of contents:

• Introduction: The Evolution of Prose Poetry in Contemporary China

  • Overview of prose poetry as a literary form
  • Historical and cultural context of its development in China

• Chapter 1: The Roots of Contemporary Prose Poetry

  • Pre-modern Chinese influences on prose poetry
  • Early 20th century movements and the rise of modernism
  • Key poets and their contributions

• Chapter 2: Prose Poetry in the 1980s and 1990s

  • Post-Cultural Revolution changes in Chinese literature
  • New voices and styles emerging in the literary scene
  • The role of prose poetry in societal transformation

• Chapter 3: Characteristics and Themes of Contemporary Prose Poetry

  • Formal and stylistic features of prose poetry
  • Common themes such as memory, identity, and dislocation
  • The role of language and emotion in prose poetry

• Chapter 4: The Relationship between Prose Poetry and Other Literary Forms

  • Intersections with traditional Chinese poetry and modernist influences
  • Prose poetry’s relationship with short fiction and essays
  • How prose poetry adapts elements of both prose and poetry

• Chapter 5: Key Figures in Contemporary Chinese Prose Poetry

  • In-depth exploration of influential prose poets
  • Analysis of their work and impact on the genre
  • Case studies of major poets such as Bei Dao, Yang Lian, and others

• Chapter 6: Prose Poetry and Society: Reflections of the Modern Chinese Experience

  • How prose poetry reflects the cultural and political landscape of China
  • Themes of change, conflict, and the individual’s role in society
  • The use of prose poetry in addressing modern Chinese issues

• Chapter 7: Translation and Global Reception of Contemporary Chinese Prose Poetry

  • The challenges of translating Chinese prose poetry
  • International reception and the growing interest in Chinese literary forms
  • The impact of prose poetry on global literary culture

• Chapter 8: The Future of Chinese Prose Poetry

  • Emerging trends and new voices in prose poetry
  • The evolving role of prose poetry in Chinese literature
  • Predictions for the development of the genre in the 21st century

• Conclusion: Prose Poetry’s Place in the Chinese Literary Canon

  • Reflections on the enduring significance of prose poetry in China
  • Final thoughts on its literary and cultural contributions

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