纯文学 (chún wén xué) — pure literature; literary works valued for artistic quality rather than commercial or political purposes
Definition
Literary fiction valued for artistic merit rather than mass appeal, as opposed to 通俗文学 (popular fiction). Often implies serious, often experimental writing.
noun
pure literatureliterary works valued for artistic quality rather than commercial or political purposes
Examples
- 纯文学，。Tā yì shēng dōu zài zhuī qiú chún wén xué, cóng bù xiě tōng sú xiǎo shuō.He spent his whole life pursuing pure literature and never wrote popular fiction.
- 纯文学。chún wén xué Hé tōng sú wén xué de qū bié zài yú yì shù zhuī qiú.The difference between pure literature and popular literature lies in artistic pursuit.
- 纯文学。Zhè wèi zuò jiā bèi rèn wéi shì dāng dài chún wén xué de dài biǎo rén wù.This writer is considered a representative figure of contemporary pure literature.
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