The Essence of Novel (foreign Literature and Art Theory Series)
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About This Novel
"The Essence of Novel" is Tsubouchi Xiaoyao's literary criticism and an important theoretical work in the history of modern Japanese literature. After the Meiji period, two trends became popular in the Japanese literary world. One was dramatic literature that inherited the humorous tradition of Edo, and the other was political novels with the purpose of spreading Western ideas. "The Essence of Novel" advocates that literature should exclude morality and utilitarianism and be based on objective description. The first volume of the book advocates that novels should describe human emotions, the appearance and customs of the world, while the second volume discusses specific writing methods. This book occupies an extremely important position in the Japanese literary world. Its "realism" proposition of "excluding morality and utilitarianism and basing it on objective description" had a profound impact on the birth of modern Japanese literature. It can be said that in the field of literary studies, especially Japanese literature studies, this is a theoretical classic of great benefit to both professional scholars and simple enthusiasts.
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