Abstract
This article examines and records the modernization process of the three East Asian countries from two aspects: writers and readers, speech, and media, with the social ideology closely related to historical development as the center. It also clarifies how the development of modern literature in China, Japan, and South Korea is closely connected with the social conditions at that time. Although the political situation of different countries is different, the direction of democratization based on nationalism shows consistency and historical inevitability. Therefore, it can be said that the modern literature of East Asia was born in the process of oppression and resistance from the West, in other words, it was westernized in a way of xenophobia. The research on the history of modern East Asian literature must step out of the shadow of Western literature and explore and sort out the literary history with East Asian characteristics that are different from the modern West.
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How to cite this paper
Analyze the Characteristics of the Development of Modern Literature in China, Japan, and Korea from the Perspective of Comparative Literature
How to cite this paper: Qingchen Li. (2022) Analyze the Characteristics of the Development of Modern Literature in China, Japan, and Korea from the Perspective of Comparative Literature. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 6(3), 435-439.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2022.09.022