A Magazine With A Literary Era

Contemporary Literary and Artistic Trend is a special product of1980s. It was founded in1980s, grew up in1980s and disappeared in1980s. Its fate is closely related to that era. Although it only existed for more than five years, it made a great contribution to the1980s’literature.With the purpose of studying on contemporary literary trend, tracking the trend of literature development, exploring the field of literary study, innovating art research methods, it had actively advocated new literary and artistic trend since it founded. It had been involved in several large-scale literary controversies of1980s, such as the controversy of misty poetry and the humanitarian discussion. It focuses on the community of writer and literary genre, made great efforts to advocate female literature, western literature and military literature. It actively promoted the new methods, published a large number of papers on literary research methodology, such as system theory, information theory, cybernetics, literary psychology, semiotics, aesthetic reception and so on. It made a great effort to develop the young critics. It had founded a special issue for the fifth generation of critics and a special issue for the theory exploring of the youth. It also opened up a special column which named College Students Discuss the Contemporary Literature. With the spirit of constantly innovating, adventuring and progressing, Contemporary Literary and Artistic Trend made a good attempt for literature returning to itself in the complex literary context of1980s.