Abstract
Top scholars in China attracted by findings of Dunhuang Bianwen in 1907 sorted out these newfound materials and wrote prefaces and postscripts for them, which indicated their understanding of various aspects related to Bianwen. Firstly, studies of Bianwen's value brought folk literature to modern academics; secondly, the differentiation and analysis of Bianwen's literary forms opened up the path of emphasizing intrinsic characteristics of literature; thirdly, textual criticism on origins and development of stories in Bianwen introduced an important and new research method for narrative literature. All these paradigms and outlines of Bianwen studies established earlier have displayed Chinese academics' achievement in the 20th century and have been helpful to establish research paradigms for Chinese folk literature.
First Page
123
Last Page
129
Recommended Citation
Wang, Yajing, and Xun Sun. 2016. "Prefaces and Postscripts in Early Dunhuang Bianwenand the Establishment of Research Paradigm for Modern Folk Literature." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 36, (6): pp.123-129. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss6/16
