Xiandai Wenxue Explained

Xiandai Wenxue (Chinese: 現代文學; literally "Modern Literature") was a Taiwanese literary journal created in 1960.^[1] The journal was published on a bimonthly basis.^[1]

The journal was the brainchild of several National Taiwan University students,^[2] including Ouyang Tzu,Wang Wen-hsing and Pai Hsien-yung. The journal published the literary debuts of several prominent Taiwanese writers, and emulated the modernist style^{[1] [3]} that was becoming fashionable in Taiwanese literature during the late-1950s and 1960s. In 1973 the journal ended publication.^[4]

References

• Leo Ou-fan Lee. Shanghai Modern: The Flowering of a New Urban Culture in China, 1930-1945. Harvard University Press, 1999 p. 366

Notes and References

1. Book: Pang-Yuan Chi. David Der-wei Wang. Chinese Literature in the Second Half of a Modern Century: A Critical Survey. 15 February 2016. 22 September 2000. Indiana University Press. 0-253-10836-5. 19.
2. Book: Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.. Siyuan Liu. Erin B. Mee. Modern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900-2000. 15 February 2016. 8 May 2014. A&C Black. 978-1-4081-7720-4. 128.
3. Book: Ya-Chen Chen. The Many Dimensions of Chinese Feminism. 15 February 2016. 24 May 2011. Palgrave Macmillan. 978-0-230-11918-5. 139.
4. Book: Chang Hsi-kuo. The City Trilogy: Five Jade Disks, Defenders of the Dragon City, and Tale of a Feather. 15 February 2016. 21 August 2012. Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-50246-7. 8.