Prelude: The beginning of the journey -- Green spring and its modern forms -- The adventures of old youth -- The bildungsroman of new youth -- Writing youth into history -- The flowering of life -- The journey to interiority -- The taming of the young.
Summary:
"A synthesis of narrative theory and cultural history, Young China combines historical investigations of the origin and development of modern Chinese youth discourse with close analyses of the novelistic construction of the Chinese Bildungsroman, which depicts the psychological growth of youth with a symbolic allusion to national rejuvenation"-- Provided by publisher.
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