Abstract
Eileen Chang is one of the most important authors of Chinese modern fiction. Her impact on later Chinese authors is ubiquitous. With her extraordinary insight into this world, Eileen Chang beautifully and profoundly described human nature, especially about women's living difficulties. As a matter of fact, the characteristic of her works is closely related to her unfortunate growing experiences. These painful experiences made her works out of the ordinary. That is, although written with gorgeous words and expressions, her works are filled with desolation as well as woe. Works are representation of authors' habitual domains. Good works are abundant in habitual domains. Great works are usually from more exuberant habitual domains over average people. These works bring readers deep introspection and broadened horizons, and abundance in their habitual domains at the same time. This essay will analyze how Eileen Chang's life course influenced her personality, mentality and her work. Using Eileen Chang as an example, it further explains how authors' habitual domains affect their works and their keynotes of life.
Translated title of the contribution | Analysis of Eileen Chang-about Author's Habitual Domain |
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Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
Pages (from-to) | 77-91 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | 習慣領域期刊 |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Eileen Chang
- modern fiction
- habitual domain
- author
- life course