Illustrated History of Chinese Folk Literature

Author: Gao Youpeng
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Folk literature is generally referred to as the oral creation of the working people. It is proposed in response to the humanistic phenomenon in the long course of social development where individual will is present and made public under personal names. The contrast between them is like the two idioms commonly used by people: one is "Xi Li Ba" (popular art creation), and the other is "Yang Chun Bai Xue" (elegant and refined art). As a special form of literary history, folk literature history, if limited to classical works, will not only give the impression of being fragmented but also lose its academic vitality. The writing of folk literature history is a systematic project. It not only describes and discusses the existence, significance, and value of certain folk literary works but also points out the specific historical conditions and living backgrounds of their concrete states.