The Change of Narrative Modes in Chinese Fiction (1898–1927)

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The Change of Narrative Modes in Chinese Fiction (1898–1927) is written by Pingyuan Chen and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9811662029 (ISBN 10) and 9789811662027 (ISBN 13).

This book examines the Chinese fictions (xiaoshuo) published between 1898 and 1927 – three pivotal decades, during which China underwent significant social changes. It applies Narratology and Sociology of the Novel methods to analyze both the texts themselves and the social-cultural factors that triggered the transformation of the narrative mode in Chinese fiction. Based on empirical data, the author argues that this transformation was not only inspired by translated Western fiction, but was also the result of a creative transformation in tradition Chinese literature.