Abstract
From the Eastern Han dynasty to the Northern Song dynasty, the official amendment of "novelists" had changed its style from "little narration involved" to "valuation of narration" This change of the concept of style was first initiated by Liu Zhiji was established by Ouyang Xiu. Their views were mainly seen in Shitong: Zashu and A Xintangshu. The former had had a great influence on the latter, especially in terms of how to assess the status of fiction, how to explain the nature of a novel as well as how to make additions and deletions to the works collected in Novelists, etc.
First Page
152
Last Page
161
Recommended Citation
Lv, Hailong. 2017. "A Conceptual Change of Style in the Officially Complied Catalogue of Novelists from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 37, (1): pp.152-161. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss1/2
