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文學，在最廣泛的意義上，是任何單一的書面作品。更嚴格地說，文學寫作是一種藝術形式，或被認為具有藝術或智力價值的任何單一作品，通常是由於以不同於普通用途的方式部署語言。 
維基百科This book is a muchupdated collection of essays based on the original essay volume of the three-volume An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Literature published in Taiwan in 1975. The chief purpose of that anthology was to share with the English-speaking world outstanding Chinese authors who had been writing in Taiwan since 1949. The rich and complex literature of China, which dates from the Classic Book of Songs (sixth-century B.C.), had entered a new and exciting phase with Taiwan's literary scene that so amply portrays the tumultuous changes since the Sino-Japanese War(1937-1945).
The essay has always been a powerful genre in Chinese literature, and is substantial in both quality and quantity. In this new volume, fifteen more essays have been added that were written after 1975. These essays, recording the struggles, triumphs, setbacks and self-reflections of the people of Taiwan, represent the life and thought of the last quarter of the twentieth century. In steadily pushing forward towards greater modernization and cultural self-identification, the ilha formosa has nurtured process of transition, adaptation, and innovation that has profoundly affected the traditional life-patterns of the twenty-three million people living here.
編者簡介
Pang-yuan Chi( 齊邦媛 )
Pang-yuan Chi, born in Manchuria, came to Taiwan in 1947. A Professor emeritus of English literature and comparative literature at National Taiwan University and visiting scholar to the U.S.A. and Berlin. She has also worked as Editor-in-chief for The Chinese PEN Quarterly (Taiwan) in English. Her works include An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Literature (English) and literary criticism, Tears of A Thousand Years, When the Fog Is Clearing Up, etc.
