Title: From noble to popular: Inner motif of the transformation from Chinese classical literature to recent and contemporary literature
Abstract: The transformation from Chinese classical literature to recent and contemporary literature began in Tang and Song Dynasty, developed in Yuan Dynasty, and achieved its maturity in Ming and Qing Dynasty. This is the result based on the Chinese literature internal development system. Firstly, the dualism of traditional scholars-officials' aesthetic orientation offered the subjective motif that pushed literary creation to transform to recent and contemporary literature. Secondly, the emergence of new literary consumers, basically the continuous strength of citizenship determined the recent and contemporary literature aesthetic tendency. Thirdly, in classical literature, the maturity of some literary models and types, which were suitable for recent and contemporary literature, such as novels and theatres, provided an arena for this transformation. Lastly, the environment that influenced the literature activities, that is, the social trend of thought and fashion formulated the basic models of transformation.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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