Abstract
Hsia Chih-tsing's concept of literary criticism in his History of Modern Chinese Fiction is constructed around a group of concepts centered round moral concerns and supplemented with indirect comment and personality integrity. However, when these criticism are put into practice, personality integrity often than not takes precedence over the other concepts and sways Hsia's objectivity in evaluating literary works. The paper argues that Hsia had the edge of literary critic but was not sharp enough to be a literary theorist, although his achievements have been the most fortunate contribution to the study of modern Chinese literature.
First Page
36
Last Page
50
Recommended Citation
Xia, Wei. 2015. "On the Connotations of Hsia Chih-tsing's Criticism with an Example from the Perspective of Close Reading of A History of Modern Chinese Fiction." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 35, (5): pp.36-50. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol35/iss5/10
