Zhongguo wenxue shi
Zhongguo wenxue shi (Chinese: 中國文學史) is a book about the history of Chinese literature by Lin Chuanjia, published in 1904. It was the first known published history of Chinese literature in Chinese.[1]
| Zhongguo wenxue shi | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中國文學史 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国文学史 | ||||||||
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Lin Quanjia was inspired by Shina bungakushi (支那文学史; "History of Chinese Literature") by Sasakawa Rinpū, published in 1898.[2] The book focused on classical prose, and did not significantly explore works of fiction nor poetry.[1]
According to Giovanni Vitello of the University of Naples "L'Orientale", due to the cultural difference in what "wenxue" meant in pre-1920s China, in this case how "humanities" was defined by the Imperial Edict of 1903, the work "was not exactly a "history" of Chinese literature as we would understand it today".[1]
In 1922 Zheng Zhenduo criticized the book for having a title he felt was misleading.[1]
References
- Vitello, Giovanni (2013-01-01). "The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature. Two volumes. The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature, Volume I: To 1375. The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature, Volume II: From 1375". China Review International. 20 (1/2): 54–60. JSTOR 43818367. - Cited: p. 54
- Thornber, Karen Laura (2009). Empire of Texts in Motion: Chinese, Korean, and Taiwanese Transculturations of Japanese Literature. Harvard University Press. p. 119. ISBN 9780674036253.
Further reading
- Doleželová-Velingerová, Milena (2001). "The End of the Empire to the Beginning of the Republic". In Mair, Victor (ed.). The Columbia History of Chinese Literature. New York City: Columbia University Press. pp. 711–713.
- Chen, Guoqiu (陈国球) (2005). "Wenxue shi de ming yu shi: Lin Chuanjia Zhongguo wenxue shi kaolun" 文学史的名与实:林传甲《中国文学史》考论. Jianghai Xuekan 江海学刊 (in Simplified Chinese) (4): 1–7.