Novel History (Theory and Practice)

Author: Chen Pingyuan
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Publish Date: 1993-03-01
Features: This book is a work on the theory of historical studies. Unlike the logical deduction of theorists, it particularly emphasizes the personal feelings of historians and the operability. The book describes the "traps" that may occur in the research process, and even confesses the "confusion" and "dilemma" of historians. In other words, the book is neither a highly speculative theoretical statement nor an empirical historical monograph, but lies between the two—an attempt by a literary historian to seriously reflect on their work notes. This book is a reflection on the theoretical framework of the study of the history of the novel and the specific operational rules, based on the author's recent research and writing on the history of the novel. It is a record of reflection on the study of the history of the novel, including four main contents: the perspective of literary history, the research methods of the history of the novel, the study of Chinese novel types, and the history of Chinese novels in the 20th century. In the practice of writing the history of the novel, the author tries to transcend the old writing models of the history of the novel by theoretically grasping the evolution of the internal structure of the history of the novel. This book depicts the exploration track of this process and is a conscious and comprehensive breakthrough in the old literary history system. It has a broad vision and many original insights.