Myths and Folk Literature: Collected Essays on Li Fuqing's Sinology
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This book is an important treatise on the study of mythology and folk literature by Russian sinologist Li Fuqing (Б.Л.Рифтин). It systematically explains the systematic composition of Chinese mythology, historical changes, the research status and development process of ancient Chinese mythology at home and abroad, the new collection of Chinese mythology since the 1960s, the common characteristics of the myths of the Han nationality and neighboring ethnic groups, and views on "more primitive myths" and "more advanced national myths of ancient civilizations". At the same time, by comparing the evolution of the main characters' appearance narratives in different genres of Three Kingdoms-themed works, the author elaborates on the principles of shaping the appearance characteristics of ancient Chinese literary characters, the development and evolution of character image concepts, and artistic thinking, and then explores the characteristics and artistic techniques of describing people's appearance in the traditional concepts of various ethnic groups. It also conducted in-depth research on the rap stories of Mongolian folk artists and Mongolian book stories by exploring "the description of heroines in Eastern Mongolian storytellers" and "a type of Eastern Mongolian folk rap". "Genres in Chinese Medieval Literature" shows Li Fuqing's understanding of the theoretical concept of "genre" in Chinese literature and art.
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