Reflecting on the "clash of civilizations" as its point of departure, this book is based on a series of sixteen of the author's interconnected, thematically focused lectures and calls for new perspectives to resist imperialistic homogeneity.

Situated within a neo-humanist context, the book applies interactive cognition from an Asian perspective within which China can be perceived as an essential "other, " making it highly relevant in the quest for global solutions to the many grave issues facing humankind today. The author critiques American, European, and Chinese points of view, highlighting the significance of difference and the necessity of dialogue, before, ultimately, rethinking the nature of world literature and putting forward interactive cognition as a means of "reconciliation" between cultures. Chinese culture, as a frame of reference endowed with traditions of "harmony without homogeneity", may help to alleviate global cultural confrontation and even reconstruct the understanding of human civilization.

The book will be essential reading for scholars and students of Comparative Literature, Chinese Studies, and all those who are interested in cross-cultural communication and Chinese culture in general.

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Information

Publisher

Routledge

Year

2022

ISBN

9781000818413

Edition

Topic

Literature

Subtopic

Asian Literary Criticism

Index

Literature

Cover Page
Half Title page
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Table
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1 The Context of the Times: The Clash of Civilizations and the Future
2 The Neo-Humanism for the Twenty-first Century
3 The Transformation of the Post-Modernist Ethos and a New Platform for Literary Studies
4 The American, European, and Chinese Dreams: An Example of Cultural Transformation
5 Thoughts on Comparative Literature and World Literature
6 Interactive Cognition: The Case of Literature–Science Interaction
7 Interactive Cognition and Mutual Interpretation
8 Difference and Dialogue
9 Chinese Culture and the Reconstruction of World Culture
10 The Interpenetration of Sinology and Guoxue
11 The Three Phases of the Development of Comparative Literature
12 “The Death of Comparative Literature” and Its Regeneration
13 The Beginning and Early Development of Comparative Literature in China from 1900 to 1910
14 Where to, Where from, and When: The Quest of Wang Guowei
15 The Enquiries of Lu Xun in His Early Years
16 Zhu Guangqian and His Contribution to Comparative Literature in China
Index