History of Ancient Chinese Literature (Part II): New Century Series Textbooks for Professional Colleges in Local Universities

Author: Zhou Jianzhong
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Publishing Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The principle of compiling this book is to adhere to the perspective of historical materialism, implement the spirit of criticizing and inheriting, start from historical facts, and strive to make relatively accurate discussions on historical literary phenomena. It describes the evolution of literature itself within a broad cultural context, showcasing the glorious achievements of Chinese literature. It aims to be informative, academic, and cutting-edge. It systematically introduces the basic knowledge of this discipline, widely absorbs existing excellent research results, pays attention to excavating new materials (especially archaeological discoveries since the 20th century), puts forward new questions, finds new perspectives, and attempts to provide new answers. Academic arguments are generally based on the consensus of the academic community, while brief introductions to differing opinions are also provided. Detailed arguments and analyses are not elaborated on in the main text, but sources are specifically noted in the "Notes" section, along with a brief list of main arguments, to help students understand the origins and development of major issues and the current state of research. It emphasizes the level and classification attributes of undergraduate normal universities. It pays attention to the progress of curriculum reform in basic education, focuses on changes and different versions of secondary school Chinese textbooks, and responds accordingly. Targeting the diverse needs of students in these institutions, it guides them into academic research fields on a practical and applicable basis. The compilation format of this book is as follows: The upper limit is "Pre-Qin," and the lower limit is "The Xinhai Revolution." It is compiled according to the format of volumes, chapters, and sections. Each volume is organized along the axis of "eras" and the latitude of "literary genres," with history guiding literature, striving to balance the overall coherence, continuity, and era-specific characteristics of literary development, as well as the origin and evolution of various literary genres. The writing style adopts standardized descriptive language, adhering to the principles of scientificity, accuracy, and conciseness, with a touch of literary elegance, aiming to be precise and classical, and to create an academic atmosphere for classical literature.