英文摘要
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The study aims at comparing the prefaces and postscripts of Hua-Ben Novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties in order to analyze the development and changes of the literature environments between the two dynasties.In Ming Dynasty, most prefaces and postscripts of Hua-Ben Novels attempted to enhance the orthodox status of Hua-Ben Novels in literary field. The phenomenon became less remarkable in Qing Dynasty; during this period, the prefaces and postscripts of Hua-Ben Novels were primarily based on the writers' personal concepts and focused on the features of the works. Secondly, the prefaces and postscripts in Ming Dynasty exhibited serious implications whereas they had shifted their focus to readers' feelings and entertaining effects in Qing Dynasty with the expectations that readers can realize the various puzzles in the world via reading novels.However, from a holistic view, the prefaces and postscripts of the Qing Hua-Ben Novels could not be completely detached from the prototype established by Feng Meng-long in Ming Dynasty- this may explain why the popular literary type confronted limitations and declines afterwards.
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