Abstract
The study of historical materials in modern Chinese literature explores the theories and methods regarding the formal characteristics, genesis and evolution, and the organization and utilization of literary materials. The fundamental principles of this field the pursuit of truth, the pursuit of completeness, and the maintenance of appropriateness. The “pursuit of truth” concerns the fundamental objective of the study of modern Chinese literary historical materials. The “pursuit of completeness” pertains to its scope and focus. The “maintenance of appropriateness” relates to its mechanism of balance. These three principles act as preconditions for one another, and they collectively constitute the theoretical connotations of the study of historical materials in modern Chinese literature.
Keywords
modern Chinese literary historiography, pursuit of truth, pursuit of completeness, appropriateness
First Page
55
Last Page
65
Recommended Citation
Fu, Xiangxi. 2026. "The Theoretical Connotations of Modern Chinese Literary Historiography." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 46, (1): pp.55-65. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol46/iss1/6