附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-204) and index.
Introduction: Toward an energetics of literary production in modern China -- From a May Fourth youth to Lu Xun's Ally: Hu Feng's intellectual evolution -- Antidote to wartime heroics: early Qiyue reportage -- From reflection to lyricism: the transition from Qiyue reportage to Qiyue fiction -- Image making, legacy clarification, and agenda formulation: Hu Feng's interpretations of Lu Xun, May Fourth, and the "subjective fighting spirit" -- Different modes of intellectual intervention: Lu Ling's short stories -- Manifestations of self-transcendence: Lu Ling's Children of wealth -- (Re)presentation of historical particularities: Ji Pang's Night travellers -- Epilogue.