On the Evolution of the Notion About Literature In the Early Overseas History of Chinese Literature
The notion about literature in the early overseas history of the Chinese literature,experienced a constantly evolutionary process.The priority of narrative converted from miscellaneous literature into pure literature.The cognition of literature of the overseas sinologists as Antoine Pierre Louis Bazin,Wilhelm Schott and Васильев,Василий Павлович,was at the layer of books.The propor-tion of pure literature which is represented by novel,drama and poetry is not high in the history of literature.Both Herbert Allen Giles and Wilhelm Grube increased the length of discourse which is about the pure literature.And the discourse of the pure literature became systematically.The proportion of pure literature was further promoted.Yanguwen has regarded the pure literature as the core of dis-course.The notion about literature also accomplished the transformation from miscellaneous literature to pure literature.As the scholars who had various cultural background,the early overseas sinologists firstly began to research the novel and drama in the history of the Chinese literature,which still has valuable significance of reference till now.
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