Research on the literary style of Ming and Qing Dynasty legendary drama

Author: Guo Yingde
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book aims to conduct a research that combines historical description and theoretical exploration of Ming and Qing Dynasty legend drama from the perspective of stylistics. It thoroughly examines the historical changes of the stylistic features of legend drama in various aspects such as script system, linguistic style, lyrical characteristics, and narrative methods, striving to accurately describe its evolution over nearly 450 years from the first year of the Chenghua reign of the Ming Dynasty (1465) to the third year of the Xuantong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1911). At the same time, this book focuses on placing the historical changes of the stylistic features of legend drama within the historical and cultural context of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, interpreting the interactive relationship between the two, as well as the cultural significance and functions embedded in the changes of its various levels. In the specific research process, this book extensively draws on the achievements of stylistic studies both at home and abroad, and based on its unique research object, explores a practical and effective paradigm of stylistic studies from practice to theory and then from theory to practice, which is pioneering in the study of the history of ancient Chinese literature.