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Winds of change: Three pre-independence debates which shaped Singapore Chinese literature
Citation
Tan, C. L. (2023). Winds of change: Three pre-independence debates which shaped Singapore Chinese literature. Cultural Connections, 8, 76–84. https://www.mccy.gov.sg/-/media/Mccy-Ca/Feature/Resources/Journals/Cultural-Connections-Vol-8/9-Associate-Prof-Tan-Chee-Lay.pdf
Abstract
In pre-independent Singapore, the development of literature in the Chinese language saw a tension between developing a literary voice rooted in the experience of the local and responding to the influence from “motherland” China. Tan Chee Lay from the Nanyang Technological University highlights the nuances of the three debates which shaped literary trends and schools of thought in local Chinese writing as Singapore’s Chinese literati sought to establish an authentic and unique voice.
Date Issued
2023
Publisher
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Singapore
Journal
Cultural Connections