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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 152-161.

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A Conceptual Change of Style in the Officially Complied Catalogue of Novelists from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty

Lv Hailong   

  1. Yancheng Teachers University
  • Online:2017-01-25 Published:2017-11-11
  • About author:Lv Hailong, is an Associate Professor at Yancheng Teachers University and a postdoctoral fellow at East China Normal University. His academic interest is the History of Chinese Literary Criticism.

Abstract: From the Eastern Han dynasty to the Northern Song dynasty, the official amendment of "novelists" had changed its style from "little narration involved" to "valuation of narration" This change of the concept of style was first initiated by Liu Zhiji was established by Ouyang Xiu. Their views were mainly seen in Shitong: Zashu and A Xintangshu. The former had had a great influence on the latter, especially in terms of how to assess the status of fiction, how to explain the nature of a novel as well as how to make additions and deletions to the works collected in Novelists, etc.

Key words: officially complied catalogue, novelists, style, change