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Nationalism as dilemma in (semi)colonial contexts: reading the short stories of James Joyce and Lu Xun politically.

Zou, Meiyang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 99-103). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Abstract --- p.iv / 摘要 --- p.vi / Abbreviations --- p.viii / Chapter Chapter One: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Nation and nationalism: problems and dilemmas --- p.2 / James Joyce and Lu Xun --- p.10 / Critical / ironical nationalism? --- p.16 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Negative Images of the Homeland --- p.21 / Haunting death and insanity --- p.22 / Problematic national identity and “backward´ح national character --- p.33 / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Doubts Towards the Foreign Powers --- p.39 / Criticizing the self-imposed inferiority --- p.42 / Failed intellectuals --- p.53 / Chapter Chapter Four: --- Rescuing the Nation Through Language --- p.63 / Disillusionment with political revolutions --- p.63 / Literary experimentations as alternative salvation --- p.76 / Chapter Chapter Five: --- Conclusion --- p.83 / After the short stories --- p.83 / Exile and role of the intellectual --- p.89 / Literature and politics --- p.96 / WORKS CITED --- p.99

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326309
Date January 2008
ContributorsZou, Meiyang., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of English.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vii, 103 leaves ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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