From Ah Q to Lei Feng : Freud and revolutionary spirit in 20th century China / Wendy Larson.

Freud and revolutionary spirit in 20th century China

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2009], ©2009.

322 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-309) and index.

Freudian obsessions -- Psychology and Freudian sexual theory in early 20th century China -- From Ah Q to Lei Feng : revolutionary discourse and the spirit -- The spirit of the countryside : Mang Ke's Wild things and Wang Xiaobo's The golden years -- Extracting the revolutionary spirit : Jiang Wen's In the heat of the sun and Anchee Min's Red azalea -- The workspace of a new age Maoist : He Jianjun's The postman -- Conclusion : history and literary aesthetics in the study of modern Chinese culture.