Abstract
The paper proposes that the mode of "zhuan (chronicle)" writing should be considered as an important literary concept in ancient Chinese narratology. The mode of chronicle refers neither the commentaries on the classics as scripture nor the biographical writings, which have all been using the same Chinese character of "zhuan." The "zhuan" here refers to the literary and historical narrative mode as created in The Chronicles of Zuo and developed and matured by Sima Qian and Ban Gu. In order to resolve the difficulties in long narratives, Liu Xie proposed two narrative techniques of "zonghui (summarization)" and "quanpei (measured arrangement)" in The Litterary Mind and the Carving of Dragons. The paper concludes with a comparison between the "zhuan" mode and contemporary Western narratology and hopes to excavate the modern implications of ancient Chinese narratlogy.
First Page
51
Last Page
55
Recommended Citation
Wang, Xianpei. 2012. "A Probe into the Mode ofZhuanWriting inThe Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 32, (2): pp.51-55. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol32/iss2/2
