The history of the development of Chinese literature, the difference and connection between the hist

The number of words in Tang and Song poems is not more and more, for example, the longest tone "Yingqi Preface" is only 24 crosses, and longer poems abound. But when it came to the Yuan miscellaneous drama in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was different, because this was a change in literary style - from lyrical literature to narrative literature.

Lyrical literature in ancient China was mainly poetry, including poems and songs, and these three literary styles have the same characteristics, that is, less is always more, pay attention to aftertaste, and often grasp the aura of a moment and express the feelings of the moment. This lyrical form limits their length. In addition, the ancients tried to avoid heavy rhyme when composing poems, that is, a word can only be used once in rhyme, so it can't be long.

When it comes to the Yuan miscellaneous drama Ming and Qing Dynasty legends**, it is different, the literature has changed from lyricism to narrative, and the form has changed from whole to scattered. Narrative works emphasize the integrity of the story, the twists and turns of the plot, and the truth should be false, so that others believe and be moved by it, and the natural description will be enriched. Therefore, it is inevitable that the length of the article will increase.

1.The level of human cognition is constantly evolving (the nature of the universe of the heart), and the content of expression is constantly enriched, and more words are needed to express it. The richness of cognition expands the connotation and extension of words, and also enriches the change and evolution of words. New words, new words, and new expressions are constantly emerging.

2.The transformation of forms of expression, the enrichment of literary genres. **The birth of prose and other great genres.

However, as a separate genre, the number of words in poetry is still limited, because the expression of poetry is stream-of-consciousness and highly generalized, and the aesthetic value pursued lies in the combination of external formal beauty and inner imagery beauty! To this day, this is still the case with poetry, especially in the form of rhythmic poetry, including strict limits on the number of words and rhymes!

So strictly speaking"From Tang poems, Song songs, Yuan songs, Ming and Qing dynasties, there are more and more of their words"The argument is not rigorous. It is the difference in style that creates the number of words, not just the number of words.

There seems to be no reason for this. There are more and more folklore stories, and the topics that can be written are more extensive, and naturally unorthodox becomes orthodox, and more people are willing to write, so more and more words are written!

The two literary histories are written in different forms.

Published in 1947, The History of Chinese Literature is a literary history with Lin Geng's personality. The book divides the history of Chinese literature into four stages: the Age of Enlightenment, the Age of Enlightenment, the Age of Darkness, and the Age of Night.

Among them, the titles of specific chapters include "Summer in the Literary World", "The End of Dreams", "After Knowing Sorrow", "Awakening of Depression" and so on. This expression is more "poetic" than a serious historian's pen, because Lin Geng is a poet and a poetry theorist, and his identity as a poet is better known than his identity as a scholar. Therefore, Lin Geng's writing of this literary history is not immune to the influence of the poet's identity.

Wang Yao, a scholar of the same era as Lin Geng, called Lin Geng's literary history "poetic", not "historical".

A Brief History of Chinese Literature (Volume I) was published in 1954. This is a very standardized and "orthodox" literary history. As a professor at Peking University, Lin Geng's political situation after the founding of the People's Republic of China no longer allows him to continue teaching "poetic" literary history.

In order to adapt to the new ideology, Lin Geng began to rewrite his "History of Chinese Literature". For the requirements of current politics, Lin Geng can cooperate very rationally. It is not difficult for us to see that "A Brief History" pays tribute to elements such as "people", "democracy", and "patriotism".

A Brief History of Chinese Literature has a much more regular chapter arrangement than A History of Chinese Literature, and it is narrated in chronological order, covering the same content as other standard literary histories.

If you want to have a deeper understanding, it is recommended to read Chen Guoqiu's book "The Writing Form of Literary History and Cultural Politics", in which two chapters (i.e., two **) are devoted to Lin Geng. Mr. Chen's understanding of Lin Geng is still very good.