중국현대문학사 분기 문제 재검토 — 중일전쟁 시기 대후방 문학에 관한 서술을 중심으로

Abstract

This study analyzes the characteristics of the narratives presented in the History of Modern Chinese Literature regarding the Great Rear-Area literature during the Sino-Japanese War, focusing on how these features varied according to regional and historical contexts. After the Chinese Communist Party consolidated control over the mainland, literary discourse on this period was reconstructed within a revolutionary historiographical framework centered on the Party. This narrative approach led to the marginalization and distortion of the achievements of Great Rear-Area literature. In contrast, literary histories from Taiwan highlighted the literary activities of the Great Rear-Area, endorsed the cultural policies of the Nationalist Government, and criticized leftist and Communist literary lines. Drawing on its unique political context, Hong Kong’s literary historiography pursued an objective narrative that avoided alignment with any particular political ideology, designating the beginning and end of the Sino-Japanese War as major historical dividing points. Since the period of Reform and Opening Up, Chinese literary historiography has increasingly shed light on the Great Rear-Area literary scene and begun to explore the impact of war and military conflict on the literary field. In the case of Korea, efforts have been made to understand major events from a macro-historical perspective. The manner in which literary history is narrated connotes the perspectives through which literature is viewed. Examining the differences and changes in the historiography of modern Chinese literature across different periods and regions serves as an important indicator of how academic perspectives on modern Chinese literature have evolved. In particular, identifying the characteristics and changes in the historiography of rear-area literature can be considered an essential undertaking for understanding the literature of the third decade from a new perspective.