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Introduction: a New Discussion on Chinese Literature 导言：关于中国文学的新讨论

Journal of Chinese Humanities Pub Date : 2024-04-16 DOI: 10.1163/23521341-12340167

Yangxi Ye

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On a Far-Off Journey – a Commentary on the “History of Literary Culture” Approach in The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature 远行--评《剑桥中国文学史》中的 "文学文化史 "方法

Journal of Chinese Humanities Pub Date : 2024-04-16 DOI: 10.1163/23521341-12340170

Yan Xu

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The Revealed and the Hidden: a Reading of The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature 揭示与隐藏：《剑桥中国文学史》读后感

Journal of Chinese Humanities Pub Date : 2024-04-16 DOI: 10.1163/23521341-12340169

Dongling Zuo

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Is a New Chinese Literary History Possible? A Critical Investigation of The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature 新中国文学史可能吗？对《剑桥中国文学史》的批判性研究

Journal of Chinese Humanities Pub Date : 2024-04-16 DOI: 10.1163/23521341-12340171

Yifan Shen

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Musings on Literary History Research: The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature as a Case Study 文学史研究随想：剑桥中国文学史个案研究

Journal of Chinese Humanities Pub Date : 2024-04-16 DOI: 10.1163/23521341-12340168

Zhixiao Xu

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From New Materials and New Questions to a New Methodology 从新材料和新问题到新方法论

Journal of Chinese Humanities Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1163/23521341-12340163

Bo Zhang

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Introduction: Sinographic Literature Studies 导言：汉语言文学研究

Journal of Chinese Humanities Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1163/23521341-12340162

Yangxi Ye

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Preliminary Views on Yanxinglu Studies 对延兴路研究的初步看法

Journal of Chinese Humanities Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1163/23521341-12340164

Yongxiang Qi

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The “Riben dao ge” and the Sinosphere 里本道歌 "与中国文化圈

Journal of Chinese Humanities Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1163/23521341-12340165

Chengyu Jin

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“Chunjiang huayue ye” in the History of Sinographic Literature in East Asia 东亚汉文学史》中的 "春江花月夜"

Journal of Chinese Humanities Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1163/23521341-12340166

Dongbo Bian

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