What was the development of Chinese literary criticism in the 1990s?
The development of Chinese literary criticism in the 1990s showed the following characteristics: 1. The rise of the literary review market: With the gradual development of the market economy, the literary review market has gradually formed. During this period, many publishing houses and media began to attach importance to the role of literary criticism and launched their own literary review series or columns. 2. Borrowing from critical theories: In the 1990s, the Chinese literary criticism circle began to borrow Western critical theories such as structuralism and cultural folklore to explore the internal mechanism and cultural background of Chinese literary works. 3. Increasing literary criticism activities: In the 1990s, the Chinese literary criticism community organized various forms of literary criticism activities, such as literary conferences, literary exhibition, literary lectures, etc. These activities helped to promote the results of literary research and enhance the influence and social status of literary criticism. 4. Pay attention to the works since the new century: The 1990s was the period of development of Chinese literature since the new century. During this period, literary criticism began to pay attention to the creation and publication of Chinese literary works since the new century, and carried out in-depth analysis and interpretation of these works. 5. The combination of literary criticism and social hot topics: In the 1990s, Chinese literary criticism began to combine with social hot topics to discuss the reality and social problems of Chinese society at that time, such as corruption, economic reform, cultural multiculturalism, etc. These comments were helpful for in-depth interpretation of social hot topics and promoting the development of Chinese literature.