Abstract
Anthologies of ancient Chinese fiction compiled by Western Sinologists are an important channel for their textualization in the West. These fictive works exist mainly in three forms: selected translations of ancient Chinese fiction, selected works of Chinese literature, and histories of Chinese literature. Being translations, samples and selections at the same time, these texts also feature functions of in-betweenness, exhibition and criticism. Through translation, exhibition and criticism, those anthologies have not only textualized ancient Chinese fiction in the West, but also investigate Chinese fiction from Western perspective, which, regarding issues of translation, origin, and types of Chinese fiction, facilitated the understanding and construction of the genre of Chinese fiction, hence contributing to its canonization in the West.
Keywords
anthologies of ancient Chinese fiction compiled by the Western Sinologists, textualization, the genre of ancient Chinese fiction
First Page
48
Last Page
61
Recommended Citation
Song, Lijuan. 2021. "Anthologies of Ancient Chinese Fiction Compiled by Western Sinologists and the Construction of the Literary Style of Fiction." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 41, (1): pp.48-61. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol41/iss1/5
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