History of Chinese Prose and Fiction -- Specialized History Series

Author: Chen Pingyuan
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is a specialized work that elaborates on the history of Chinese prose and fiction. The entire book is divided into an "Introduction" and two parts: the first part narrates the development of Chinese prose in chronological order, while the second part explains the trajectory of Chinese fiction through the evolution of its types. The book breaks away from the traditional literary history approach of introducing the lives of writers and analyzing their works, focusing instead on the description and elaboration of the evolutionary processes and trajectories of prose and fiction genres. It highlights the historical development and characteristics of Chinese prose and fiction, making it a distinctive specialized work in the history of Chinese literary development.