The Transmutation of Traditional Chinese Cultural Concepts Under the Construction of Pai Hsien-Yung's Identity

From “The New Yorker” to the Youthful Version of the Peony Pavilion

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10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_175How to use a DOI?

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Traditional Cultural Concept; Pai Hsien-yung; Identity; Overseas Chinese literature; Traditional Cultural Innovation

Abstract

As a representative writer of overseas Chinese literature, Pai Hsien-yung and his literary creation are one the critical objects of discussion in the academic community. His two works The New Yorker and the youth version of The Peony Pavilion represent his two creative experiences, respectively. Through the analysis of these two works, it is clear that the transmutation process of “contradiction-return-innovation” of traditional Chinese culture in the construction of his identity, i.e., the dilemma, compromise and self-awareness of identity in the conflict between Chinese and Western cultures. In his creation, traditional Chinese culture has also risen from a touch of nostalgia to spiritual nourishment and then become an ageless youth. In today's era of information fragmentation and cultural globalization, we face the challenge of completing the building of our own values while allowing traditional culture to flourish in the contemporary setting. In this regard, Pai Hsien-yung's examination and selection during the process of looking for one's identity and discovering the essence of classics amidst cultural conflicts have a high reference value.

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AU  - Zhengyang Pei
AU  - Yourong Yao
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DA  - 2023/02/13
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BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)
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