Athough the number of writers and works of "
the new urban literature" emerged in 80s and 90s of the 20th century reached a considerable amount,masterpieces were never seen,and this kind of literature does not become a main literary trend in turn of the centuries,either. After my careful study and investigation deep into "the new urban literature", I have found that it has the following strong points and shortcomings:1.Although
individualized writing and
planized account cannot be separated from the special cultural language environment in which the writers live,the works are too lifized and experiencized,lacking in
historical sense and ideological complexity. 2. Although the two major themes--
desire and
alienation--bring up the new urban culture,the works are short of a wide developing field of vision and mind,which becomes the limit of the new urban literature. 3. Although the seriation and typization of the figures characterize the new characters in cities,the works are wanting in deep expression of the characters. 4. Although the creative methods of the new urban literature take a tolerable and absorbable attitude toward the post-
modernism,"the indefiniteness" of the post-modernism leads to confusion between facts and fiction,between reality and fantasy. 5. The new urban literature,the outcome in the special historical background and cultural connotation,is only the telling of fairy tales in the urbanized movement,which seems to have more times nature but less historicity and culturalness.
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