Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: As an important theoretical concept in the field of literature, "anti-hero" has had a significant impact on contemporary Chinese literary writing. To understand the definition of an anti-hero, it is first necessary to clarify the relationship between the anti-hero and the hero. At the same time, the anti-hero has the basic characteristics of the times and tragedy, which also reflects the relevant traces of China's social changes and the changes of the times to a certain extent. The evolution of the anti-hero image is also very complex, and with the dissolution of the hero image, the anti-hero gradually occupies a place in the history of literature. However, we also need to think about the value of anti-hero in the field of contemporary Chinese literature, and reflect on the practical significance of this literary concept.
DOI: 10.54691/q2r9de09
Authors: Jiaqi Jiang, Lei Chen
Institution: Zhejiang Normal University
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411406762