Cross-Century Literature Series was born in the early 1990s.From 1992,the first series was published and the seventh series came out in 2001.Its preparation and development process lasted almost the entire 1990s and realized its" "Cross-century"goal.As the first large-scale branded publication of literary series in the new era,Cross-Century Literature Series has always adhered to the pure literary character and has become a monument in the history of contemporary Chinese literature.This article takes Cross-Century Literature Series as an important research object to investigate the history of contemporary Chinese literature since the new era,especially the development and variation of literature in the 1980s and 1990s,and tries to investigate it by placing it in the field of literary history.It presents the overall situation of literature at the end of the century and shows the unique value of this series of books.It is divided into the following three chapters for detailed discussion:The first chapter focuses on the origin of Cross-Century Literature Series.Cross-Century Literature Series is published by Changjiang Literature and Art Press,and the literary critic Chen Juntao is the editor-in-chief.In 1992,the first series of the series was officially published,and the publication ceased until the seventh series was published in 2001.This chapter sorts out the publishing process of this series of books from preparation to finalization,examines the special background of the birth of Cross-Century Literature Series,discusses the market strategy of literature publishing in the context of consumption,and the efforts of Cross-Century Literature Series n to gain market recognition.The second chapter discusses the Cross-Century Literature Series and the development and variation of literature at the end of the century.Since the mid to late 1980s,many genres such as "new experience","new realism","new history",and "post-avant-garde" have appeared.Under such a background of literary history,Cross-Century Literature Series adheres to the principle of combining aesthetics and history,and integrates 20th century literature,especially the new achievements of literary variation since the 1980s.It is a diversified art with realism as the main body.The landscape was fully displayed and recorded.This chapter explores the interaction between Cross-Century Literature Series and the main trends of avant-garde novels,the new realistic trend of realism,and the transformation and development of feminist literature,and analyzes the response and promotion of Cross-Century Literature Series to literary aesthetic trends.The third chapter summarizes the characteristics and value of Cross-Century Literature Series.Cross-Century Literature Series adheres to the original intention of pure literature.Both the editorial team and the group of writers included in it have demonstrated the standpoint and character of intellectuals.At the same time,Cross-Century Literature Series dared to support young writers and included a large number of The works of emerging writers have promoted a large number of young writers to the center of the literary stage with outstanding achievements,and contributed to the prosperity and development of contemporary literature since the 1990s.After entering the new century,the market environment of literary publishing and readers’ reading mentality have undergone significant changes.It is difficult for Cross-Century Literature Series to maintain its past glory.Since the goal of "Cross Century"has been completed,Cross-Century Literature Series finally ceased publication after the seventh series came out.This set of representative pure literary series played an important role in guiding pure literary creation back to the mainstream.Due to the limitations of the time background and economic conditions,it is inevitable to leave some regrets. |