A Historical study of early modern Chinese fictions (1890—1920) 1st ed.

Author

• Pingyuan, Chen

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Singapore : Springer Singapore, 2021

Language

English

ISBN

9789813348899

Series

Subject(s)

• CHINESE FICTION
• LITERATURE--PHILOSOPHY
• ORIENTAL LITERATURE

Notes

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Abstract

This book contains a classic guide to historical study of early modern Chinese fiction from the late Qing Dynasty till early republican China. It does not merely study the new fiction writing in China, which was strongly influenced by the western fiction, but also draws a comparison between classical Chinese fiction and the early modern Chinese fiction. This book is an excellent reference in the study of early modern Chinese literature since it conveys a point of view to the readers with abundant and solid historical materials. At the heart of the book, it is the matter of a specific value in trans-cultural studies between the western world and China.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (x, 252 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Birth of New Fiction in China --
Inspiration and Simulation from Foreign Fictions --
Commercialization of Fictions and Rise of Book Printing --
Swaying Between Philistinism and Sublimity --
Compound Plot and Scenic Structure --
Coexistence of Classical Chinese and Vernacular Chinese in Fiction Writing --
From Romances to Officialdom Novels --
Travelers in Narratives --
Documentation, Condemnation and Sentimentality.

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	00767/21	891.13009 Pin H	Online !	Available