In terms of formation and development, there are similarities and differences between the literature of Macau and that of Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions in China. What is similar is that Macau literature has Chinese background. It bears the Chinese ethos and the Chinese literary tradition. As a type of regional literature of China, it has developed in accord with the general principles of Chinese literature. What is different is that compared with Chinese literature as a whole, Macau literature, has its regional particularity and unsubstitutability in its development. Chinese literature would not do without Macau literature. Based on the study of the achievement and deficiency of the scholars from Macau and Chinese Mainland, the dissertation focuses on the tendency of Macau literature. It attempts to grasp the mutually supplementary relations between history and arguments. By history, the dissertation unfolds how Macau literature has virtually developed and what its original appearance and intendment have been. And by arguments, the dissertation points out some principles of literature development as reference for the future study of Macau literature. The text proper is divided into three parts. The first part presents the significance of studying Macau literature. It sorts out the achievements of the study of Macau literature from the late years of the Ming Dynasty to the beginning of 21st century. And it points out the insufficiencies in the study of the scholars from Macau and Chinese Mainland. There are three sections in the second part. Section one is on the development o fMacau literature. ""Implanted literature"" was the very beginning of Macau literature. The ancient and premodern Macau literature was mainly ""Implanted"", for they were direct input by the culturati from China's Mainland. The origins and the implication of Macau literature are discriminated and discussed in detail. ""Implanted literature"" was the main trend of the ancient and premodern literature of Macau. This section also outlines the transmutation of the contents and forms of its poetry from the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China, aiming to show the development of Macau literature. Then it probes into ""the implanted ancient and modern literature"" of Macau which was the window through which the East and the West observed each other, ""the enlightening new literature"" of Macau which was combined with the rebellion against the foreign oppression, and ""the regional contemporary literature"" of Macau which established the image of Macau literature. Section two is on the development of genres of Macau literature. Genre is a term used to describe a loose set of criteria for categorization of literature. It is the common intrinsic and extrinsic convention of a group of literary works. It is by means of genre that a literary work comes into being. As an abstract form applied to classification of literature, Genre is a must in the research of literature. This section focuses on the development of such major genres of Macau literature as poetry, prose, fiction, drama, native Portuguese literature, and literary criticism. Only by studying the development of the genres can we understand Macau literature as a whole. Section three is mainly on the motivations of Macau literature. Firstly, it discusses the culture and literary spirit of Macau. History and culture are the important factors that make Macau literature unique, self-surpassing and interest-arousing. Secondly, it discusses the relation between Macau literature and its ecological environment. In Macau, there coexist four literary traditions, various literary schools and clubs, and many cultural departments and new units at work. The reason why Macau literature has developed well is that there has been a good literary environment. Thirdly, it discusses the relation between Macau literature and literary talents. What are covered include the geographic distribution of the Chinese writers, the native places of Macau writers, the immigrant writers as an important literary school, the new generation of writers as the future of Macau literature, and so on. The third part concludes that Macau literature has developed from ""implanted literature"" to ""the enlightening literature"" and to ""the regional contemporary literature"", and the genres of Macau literature also have developed and reached maturity. Culture and social environment are the main motivations for the sound development of Macau literature. A prospect of Macau literature is made. Key words: Macau literature; development; the development of genres; motivations; literary ecology

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