Neo-sensualists Imagination of ShanghaiA Comparative Study between Shanghai and Shanghai Foxtrot Dance

Abstract

The Neo-Sensationalist literature that emerged in the 1920s has been an important object of study in the history of Chinese and Japanese literature. While many researchers have examined the history of Neo-Sensationalist literature, few have compared Chinese and Japanese works from the same period. This thesis, therefore, selects texts published in 1931 by Chinese and Japanese neo-sensationalist writers about the city of Shanghai. By analyzing the depiction of the city of Shanghai in the two texts and comparing the similarities and differences, it is ultimately clear that the authors writing positions resulted in different degrees of literary imagination, which made it impossible to depict the city of Shanghai in literature in a completely objective manner. This conclusion will not only contribute to the refinement of Neo-Sensationalist studies but will also contribute to the understanding and knowledge of Shanghai in the literary imagination and the real Shanghai.