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Traditional Chinese | 中國文學史 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中国文学史 | ||||||||
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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]
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]
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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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]
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]