Abstract
The revival of modern-text Confucianism laid a solid ideological and theoretical foundation for the emergence and development of the “literary revolution” in the late Qing dynasty. In response to the challenges posed by scholars of modern-text Confucianism, scholars of ancient-text Confucianism also put forward a confrontational approach to the literary revolution. This not only created a unique landscape of two competing forces in the modern transformation of Chinese literature but also provoked diverse thoughts and practices regarding the nature and revolution of literature among contemporary scholars. The debate between modern-text and ancient-text Confucianism continued until the May Fourth New Literature Movement. Under the influence of the eastward expansion of Western learning, this important driving force from within the tradition has long been overlooked by the academic community, which has affected the comprehensive and in-depth study and reflection on the transformation of modern Chinese literature.
Keywords
modern times, modern-text Confucianism, ancient-text Confucianism, idea of literature, literary transformation
First Page
142
Last Page
153
Recommended Citation
Jiang, Ronggang. 2025. "The Debate between Modern-Text Confucianism and Ancient-Text Confucianism and the Modern Transformation of Chinese Literature." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 45, (2): pp.142-153. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol45/iss2/14
