The first chapter is the historical background of China's new literature and the May 4th literary revolution.
The first section is the influence of foreign literary thoughts and the "new literary wave" on the eve.
The Awakening of New Literary Consciousness and the May 4th Literary Revolution
Section 3 The Rise of New Literary Societies and Literary Debates
The fourth section is the basic theme of the May 4th literature and various literary trends of thought.
The second chapter is Lu Xun, the founder of modern literature in China.
The first section "Lu Xun's direction" is of pioneering significance to China's new literature.
The second section is Lu Xun's novels: the beginning and maturity of China's modern novels.
The third section, The True Story of Ah Q, is a model of China's modern novels.
Section 4 Lu Xun's essays, essays and prose poems
The third chapter is the novels during the May 4th exploration period.
The first section: the renewal of novel concept and the diversification of creative exploration.
Section II Ye Yu's Life-oriented Novels
Section III Yu Dafu and Romantic Lyric Novels
Section 4 Local Realistic Novels
The fourth chapter is the May 4th movement of new poetry and the development of China's new poetry.
Section 1 "May 4th" New Poetry Movement and Hu Shi's New Poetry Creation Experiment
Part II: Guo Moruo: the great pioneer of China's new poetry.
The third section discusses the new metrical poems of Wen Yiduo and Xu Zhimo.
Section four: Li Jinfa, Feng Zhi and other diversified poetic artistic pursuits.
The fifth chapter is the development and creation of modern prose.
Section 1: Style Revolution: The prose group of New Youth achieved its first outstanding achievement.
Section 2 Prose of Yusi School and Zhou Zuoren's Creation
Section III Colorful Prose Schools of the May 4th Movement
Section IV Zhu Ziqing's Prose: A Model of Vernacular Beauty
Chapter VI Drama Movement and Creation in Birth Period
Section 1 "Input" of Drama and "May 4th" Drama Movement
The second section discusses the May 4th drama creation from many aspects.
Section III Tian Han: Founder of China's Modern Drama
The fourth quarter Ding Xilin and other one-act dramas.
The second part is the development and deepening of modern and contemporary literature in China.
The first chapter is the literary movement and literary trend of thought in the 1930s and 1940s.
The first section: the dominant tendency of left-wing literature and the construction of literary pluralistic complementary pattern
Section 2 Anti-Japanese Literary Movement and Its Literary Debate under the Banner of National Liberation
Section 3 Literary Trend of Thought and Diversified Development Trend
Chapter II Developmental Fiction (1): Novelists and Novelists
Section 1 Mao Dun: Master of Realistic Novels
The second section is Lao She: a modern "citizen writer" in China.
Section three: Ba Jin: a literary warrior who is passionate about the pursuit of light.
Part four: Shen Congwen: a "custom painter" from Xiangxi.
Section 5 Qian Zhongshu and His Fortress Besieged
Section 6 Zhang Ailing and Her Legend
Chapter III Developing Novels (II): Various Novel Schools
Section 1 Early Novels and Writers of "Left-wing Alliance"
Section 2: Wu Zuxiang and other social analysis novels.
The third section "Beijing School" novels seek artistic independence
The fourth part focuses on the artistic innovation of the novels of the New Sensation School.
Section 5 Lu Ling and "July School" Novels
Section VI Xu Yuan and Anonymous's Late Romantic Novels
Section 7 New Popular Novels by Zhang Henshui and Huang Guliu
The fourth chapter is the "historical synthesis" of new poetry.
Section 1 Prose Schools and Political Lyrics
Section 2: Realistic Poetry Schools and Cang Kejia's Poetry.
Section III Ai Qing: An Outstanding National Poet
Section IV Crescent Poetry School: the Integration of Romance and Aestheticism
Section 5 Dai Wangshu and Modernist Poetry
Section 6 Hu Feng and "July Poetry School"
Section 7 Mu Dan and "Nine Leaves Poet"
Section 8 Political satires such as Ma Fantuo Folk Songs
The fifth chapter is genre competition: the development path of modern prose.
The first section: the diversified development trend of modern prose in its heyday
Section 2 Mao Dun and Social Realism Prose
The third section Feng Zikai, He Qifang and other essays
The fourth section is the prose art of Liang Shiqiu and Zhang Ailing.
Section 5 vigorous prose creation
Section VI Reportage of Qu Qiubai and Xia Yan.
The sixth chapter is the diversified development pattern of drama literature in the development period.
Section 1 Drama Movement and Creation in 1930s and 1940s
The second section is Cao Yu: the symbol of the maturity of China's drama literature.
Section III Tian Han and Hong Shen's Left-wing Drama Creation
Section IV Xia Yan's Dramatic Literary Creation
Section 5 Guo Moruo and the Historical Plays in the 1940s
Section VI "Promotion Map" and other political satires