Examining the Ming Dynasty Novel Criticism Ecology through Novelistic Materials in Diaries from the Ming Dynasty
Diaries from the Ming Dynasty contained abundant novelistic materials that revealed the unique features of the Ming Dynasty's novel criticism ecology from various perspectives.The literary views of Ming scholars presented a certain complexity and contradiction.While cultural perspectives still dominated,some individuals recognized the inde-pendence of the novelistic genre,and others blended cultural and literary perspectives.Some novel commentators in the Ming Dynasty were particularly concerned with the mindset,literary talent,and literary ecology of the times in which novelists lived,becoming important dimensions in their novel criticism.Elements such as the novelists'mindset,literary talent,the literary ecology of their era,and cultural trends were particularly scrutinized by some Ming Dynasty novel crit-ics.Additionally,examining the diverse ways in which novels were spread and received during the Ming Dynasty,such as forgery,prohibition,and the varied dissemination and reception of works like Water Margin(水浒传)among the gen-eral public,as well as the circulation of The Plum in the Golden Vase(金瓶梅)in literary circles,and the novel perfor-mances by blind artists,serves as crucial perspectives to understand the novel criticism ecology of the Ming Dynasty.
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