The Study Of Xia Zengyou Novel Theory

Xia Zengyou’s novel theory in the history of Chinese fiction theory plays a unique and important role. Through detailed analysis of Xia Zengyou’s essay " The reason why this newspaper add novel", " How to write a novel approach" and his other articles about the novel theory to clarify the origin and innovation of his novel theory. By compare his contemporaries theorists’ view,summed up unique position of the novel theory of Xia Zengyou.Depth analysis of the concept of human’s heroes and fertility such common feature, understand the true intentions of these concepts he invented. In the history of evolutionary theory,fiction reach reach educating the public function, through widespread and improvements,and makes the importance of fiction over history. The next step is take textual research on the source of his novel theory views:First,novel theories in the traditional sense; Second,Darwinism and Gongyangxue in the late Qing Dynasty;Last, John Fryer wrote fiction contest ad and other contemporary novel concept. And to illustrate the effect of Xia Zengyou’s novel theory: the new novel revolution, historical fiction ideas.At last, take a criticism of of the novel theory of Xia Zengyou.