Using the Operatic Stage to Showcase the Changing Times and the Vicissitudes of Fate: A Study on The Protagonist by Chen Yan
作者机构:School of Chinese Language and LiteratureShanxi UniversityTaiyuan 030006China
出 版 物:《Frontiers of Literary Studies in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities》 (中国高等学校学术文摘·文学研究(英文版))
年 卷 期:2023年第17卷第1期
页 面:57-67页
学科分类:0501[文学-中国语言文学] 05[文学]
基 金:National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences, NPOPSS, (13&ZD122) National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences, NPOPSS
主 题:Chen Yan The Protagonist epic nature
摘 要:Chen Yan has emerged as an outstanding novelist thanks to his rich experience in theatrical *** latest novel,The Protagonist,focuses on the heroine Yi Qin e s forty-year on the stage,and creates a group of characters living in obscurity under the social changes of the times,portraying a broader spectrum of life and society beyond the domain of drama and conveying his profound observations on life,the times,society,and the *** epic artistic nature of the novel and the interplay between the fate of the characters and the social changes taking place at the time in the novel,along with Chen Yan s deep insight into the complexity of humanity are the keys to the successful presentation of the art and ideology of The Protagonist.