Modern Drama, Film, and Literature Anthology

Author: Xu Qichao
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: In addition to the main works section, the "Library of Chinese Literary Classics" also includes five separate yet interconnected "Histories of Chinese Literature," each with its own relative independence. When viewed as a whole, they form a comprehensive history from the pre-Qin period to the modern era. Considering the existing "Introduction," "Appraisals," and the "General Overview of the Development of Chinese Literature" in the main section, which already constitute an effective and interconnected web of content, in order to avoid repetition and facilitate broadening perspectives, this literary history focuses on the macroscopic grasp of the overall literary landscape in a specific historical context. It emphasizes describing the emergence of artistic schools, creative styles, literary trends, major phenomena, and other aspects during its development, while minimizing the detailed analysis of individual authors and works. Of course, while adhering to this general writing spirit, each period-specific literary history also has its own unique characteristics, and the methods are not intended to be uniform.