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| A Multi-perspective Research on Ancient Chinese Popular Literature——an Interview with Professor ZHAO Xiao-huan of Sydney University |
| YANG Zheng-juan1, ZHAO Xiao-huan2 |
1.College of Arts, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046;
2.College of Language and Culture, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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Abstract Interdisciplinary and multi-perspective research is a major approach of the study of ancient Chinese popular literature. The interviewed Prof. ZHAO Xiao-huan touched upon many issues in Chinese literature study, such as the theoretical research on classical Chinese novels and drama, the relationship between classical novels and literary tradition, and comparison between Chinese and Japanese drama. His viewpoints are summarized as follows: with reference to Propp’s morphological theory, analysis can be made of the narrative features and structural function models of classical Chinese supernatural fictions and drama; the theoretical framework of fictions comprised of “prototype”, “schema”, and “procedure” helps explain the formation of Chinese literary tradition; Chinese and Japanese dramas are closely related in many ways such as role types and expressions.
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Received: 15 December 2015
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2016, Vol. 33 
