Shuo Hu Quan Chuan (Popular Library of Chinese Classical Novel Masterpieces) ((Popular Library of Chinese Classical Novel Masterpieces))

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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: In ancient Chinese popular literature, the "Jiajiang" series of novels, which primarily feature the heroic deeds of famous military commanders, have long been beloved by the common people. Examples include the Yang Jiajiang, Xue Jiajiang, Luo Jiajiang, Di Jiajiang, Yue Jiajiang, and of course, the Hu Jiajiang. The "Shuo Hu Quan Chuan" (Complete Story of the Hu Family), which emerged during the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, is the only popular novel that comprehensively and systematically narrates the story of the Hu Jiajiang. Like the other novels in the Yang Jiajiang series, the story of the Hu Jiajiang also branched out from the Yang Jiajiang narrative. Because the Yang Jiajiang story was widely disseminated and had a profound influence in the folk, some enthusiasts took a bit of historical basis and the limited plots from the Yang Jiajiang story as a starting point, gradually expanding them to create a grand narrative of the Hu Jiajiang. In designing the conflicts between the Hu and Pang families in "Shuo Hu Quan Chuan," the novel does not simply depict private feuds between the two families but instead places their struggle within the opposition between good and evil, justice and injustice, loyalty and treachery, thereby infusing it with an extremely strong emotional tone. This perfectly aligns with the understanding, psychological needs, and aesthetic preferences of the common people, earning them warm acclaim and heartfelt affection.