A Brief History of Chinese Novels
by Lu Xun
About This Novel
"A Brief History of Chinese Novels" was originally Lu Xun's lecture notes on the history of Chinese novels at Peking University, with a total of twenty-eight articles. It was written in 1924 and published by Beijing Beixin Book Company in 1925. This book is the first monograph on the history of Chinese novels compiled by Mr. Lu Xun. The book has a total of twenty-eight chapters, describing the occurrence, development, and evolution of ancient Chinese novels, starting from myths and legends and ending with condemnation novels in the late Qing Dynasty. This book has a rich collection of materials and collected them carefully. It analyzes the thought and art of the novels of the past dynasties with concise words and accurate judgments. It is a landmark classic work in the 20th century. This book is also the first work in the study of the history of Chinese novels. It studies classical novels from a modern perspective and examines literary works from an aesthetic perspective. Together with Wang Guowei's "History of Song and Yuan Operas", it is known as "the two gems in the study of Chinese literature and art history".
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