The Starting Point of Modern Chinese Fiction: A Study of Late Qing and Early Republican Novels

Author: Chen Pingyuan
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book is based on the literary history concept of "20th-Century Chinese Literature," taking the collision of Eastern and Western cultures and the stimulation and inspiration from foreign novels as the cultural background for the emergence and development of 20th-century Chinese fiction. It comprehensively examines the transformation of Chinese fiction from classical to modern. The period of 1897-1916 is the childhood of modern Chinese fiction, but it shows distinct characteristics different from traditional fiction in terms of thematic patterns, structural patterns, stylistic patterns, or aesthetic styles. Through an examination of the internal structure of the novel, this book fully reveals the historical journey of late Qing and early Republican fiction, from its initial steps to its aspiration for greater heights, as the starting point of modern Chinese fiction.