History of Chinese Prose and Fiction

Author: Chen Pingyuan
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is a specialized work that elaborates on the history of Chinese prose and fiction. It is divided into an "Introduction" and two main parts. The first part narrates the development of Chinese prose in chronological order, while the second part explains the trajectory of Chinese fiction's evolution through the progression of genres. The entire book breaks away from the conventional literary history approach of introducing authors' life stories and analyzing their works, instead focusing on describing and elucidating the evolutionary processes and trajectories of prose and fiction genres. It highlights the historical development and characteristics of Chinese prose and fiction, making it a distinctive specialized history work within the history of Chinese literature.