Chronology Entry
Year
1957
Text
[Mansfield, Katherine]. Yuan hui. Tang Yuncong yi [ID D30055].
Commentary by Tang Yuncong : "In creative writing Mansfield firmly believed in writing about life as it is. She was very strict with herself and never satisfied with her own work, always criticizing herself for failing to merge her whole self into her work. Her subject-matter is primarily limited to bourgeois family life. Lacking in experience, she never managed to engage in writing about the new social force – the industrial proletariat. She is nevertheless keenly observant of the human relationships in bourgeois societies, able to expose them deeply… Mansfield loved Russian literature deeply, and was influenced by Chekhov in particular. She has a style unique to herself, and her innovations to the short story have had a far-reaching influence. Her language is smooth, crystal clear and delightful. She is greatly skilled in subtle implications, seldom making herself explicit. Her work is often difficult to understand, but profound and rich with meaning…"
Commentary by Tang Yuncong : "In creative writing Mansfield firmly believed in writing about life as it is. She was very strict with herself and never satisfied with her own work, always criticizing herself for failing to merge her whole self into her work. Her subject-matter is primarily limited to bourgeois family life. Lacking in experience, she never managed to engage in writing about the new social force – the industrial proletariat. She is nevertheless keenly observant of the human relationships in bourgeois societies, able to expose them deeply… Mansfield loved Russian literature deeply, and was influenced by Chekhov in particular. She has a style unique to herself, and her innovations to the short story have had a far-reaching influence. Her language is smooth, crystal clear and delightful. She is greatly skilled in subtle implications, seldom making herself explicit. Her work is often difficult to understand, but profound and rich with meaning…"
Mentioned People (2)
Mansfield, Katherine
(Wellington, Neuseeland 1888-1923 Fontainebleau) : Englisch-neuseeländische Schriftstellerin, Dichterin
Tang, Yuncong
(um 1957)
Subjects
Literature : Occident : Great Britain
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Literature : Occident : New Zealand
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Gong, Shifen. A fine pen : the Chinese view of Katherine Mansfield. (Dunedin, N.Z. : University of Otago Press, 2001). S. 105-106. | Publication / Mans8 |