Chronology Entry
Year
1985
Text
Wen, Jieruo. Chun jing shang xi [ID D30058].
"… Katherine Mansfield's work does not win readers with its plot, but with an intention to catch the fleeting changes in her characters' feelings and moods. Good at grasping the characteristics of human psychology, she depicted the inner world of her characters by showing the different layers of their consciousness. Her language is implicit, refined and elegant, charged with poetic emotions ; and her writing echoes the melody of lyric prose, leaving boundless room for one to think and rethink after reading. She broke from the tradition of simple narrative fiction, opening up a new way of writing short stories…"
"… Katherine Mansfield's work does not win readers with its plot, but with an intention to catch the fleeting changes in her characters' feelings and moods. Good at grasping the characteristics of human psychology, she depicted the inner world of her characters by showing the different layers of their consciousness. Her language is implicit, refined and elegant, charged with poetic emotions ; and her writing echoes the melody of lyric prose, leaving boundless room for one to think and rethink after reading. She broke from the tradition of simple narrative fiction, opening up a new way of writing short stories…"
Mentioned People (2)
Mansfield, Katherine
(Wellington, Neuseeland 1888-1923 Fontainebleau) : Englisch-neuseeländische Schriftstellerin, Dichterin
Wen, Jieruo
Guiyang, Guizhou 1927-) : Übersetzerin
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. 65-67. | Publication / Mans8 |