2006Journal of Hunan UniversityRequires access

Wen Shuo-A Return Name to Ancient China

Liu Xiong-ping

Open publisher page 0 citations

Abstract

In ancient China there were a large number of articles and works about literature,to which many names have been given since the 1920's,including Chinese literary criticism,criticism of literary theory,theory of literature,poetics and theory of wen.But up to now no final conclusion has yet been reached.Compared with these foreign or modern terms,the name of Shuo returns to its original history.It can exactly reflect the way of thinking and the form of expression on in ancient China.From the names,we can aware that Wen Shou in ancient China is different from modern theory of literature and west poetics.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

In ancient China there were a large number of articles and works about literature,to which many names have been given since the 1920's,including Chinese literary criticism,criticism of literary theory,theory of literature,poetics and theory of wen.But up to now no final conclusion has yet been reached.Compared with these foreign or modern terms,the name of Shuo returns to its original history.It can exactly reflect the way of thinking and the form of expression on in ancient China.From the names,we can aware that Wen Shou in ancient China is different from modern theory of literature and west poetics.

Why it matters

A significance statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

In ancient China there were a large number of articles and works about literature,to which many names have been given since the 1920's,including Chinese literary criticism,criticism of literary theory,theory of literature,poetics and theory of wen.But up to now no final conclusion has yet been reached.Compared with these foreign or modern terms,the name of Shuo returns to its original history.It can exactly reflect the way of thinking and the form of expression on in ancient China.From the names,we can aware that Wen Shou in ancient China is different from modern theory of literature and west poetics.

Key concepts: Poetics, China, Criticism, Literature, History of China, Literary theory, History, Expression (computer science)

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Wen Shuo-A Return Name to Ancient China — Research Paper | ScholarLens