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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483417003321

Autore

Chen Pingyuan <1954->

Titolo

A historical study of early modern Chinese fictions (1890-1920) / / Pingyuan Chen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer : , : Peking University Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

981-334-889-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 252 p. 2 illus.)

Disciplina

895.134809

Soggetti

Chinese fiction - 19th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.