The Origin and Development of Chinese Fiction

Changyu Shi

ISBN 10: 9819745276 / ISBN 13: 9789819745272

Published by Springer, 2025

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The Origin and Development of Chinese Fiction | Changyu Shi | Taschenbuch | xv | Englisch | 2025 | Springer | EAN 9789819745272 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Origin and Development of Chinese Fiction
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9819745276
• ISBN 13: 9789819745272
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 28D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 28 millimeters depth
• Weight: 650 grams
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Synopsis

This book introduces the origin and development of Chinese fiction before late Qing dynasty. It covers a broad range of topics in traditional Chinese fiction studies including novels written in classical and vernacular Chinese, structure and narrative of fiction writing, the relationship between fiction and other traditional Chinese literary genres such as legends and proses of the pre-Qin philosophers. This book is a classic introduction to history of Chinese fiction studies since being first published in 1995.