Poetry as Protest in Modern Taiwan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6225832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikky Lin (National Cheng Kung University), H Chen (0000-0002-9716-0929), Shu-Jung Chen, S-H Chen (National Taiwan Normal University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 125-147 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | boundary 2 (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-3659 • E-ISSN: 1527-2141 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/01903659-6915617 |
| OpenAlex | W2854964109 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Research Article| August 01 2018 Poetry as Protest in Modern Taiwan Nikky Lin; Nikky Lin Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Shu-jung Chen Shu-jung Chen Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google boundary 2 (2018) 45 (3): 125–147. https://doi.org/10.1215/01903659-6915617 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter Email Permissions Search Site Citation Nikky Lin, Shu-jung Chen; Poetry as Protest in Modern Taiwan. boundary 2 1 August 2018; 45 (3): 125–147. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/01903659-6915617 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter Books & JournalsAll Journalsboundary 2 Search Advanced Search Taiwanese literature has long been closely related to social movements. In fact, Taiwan New Literature (modern Taiwanese literature) itself was born out of social protest. Taiwan’s longstanding political situation of authoritarian rule has prompted the island’s writers to protest by penning numerous politically charged works. However, few studies have dealt with the relationship between social movements and writers because literature that addresses social participation or political protests is often regarded as serving social or political purposes, which is considered detrimental to the aesthetic value of literature. The tendency of Taiwanese literary critics to avoid political literature is even more evident in poetry. This essay examines the neglected voices of protest in Taiwanese literary history, especially in modern poetry about actual protest events. First, it explores the relationship between literature and protests from a relatively broad perspective in an attempt to delineate the poetry of protest. Second, it discusses how Taiwanese poets used poetry to express their dissent when faced with varying social issues in different eras. The overall aim is to explore how poetic voices of protest were formed, how they were articulated, and how different voices in different eras functioned on the aesthetic level. poetry, protest poetry, modern Taiwanese literature, social participation The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2018 Duke University Press2018 You do not currently have access to this content
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |