| The advancement of the Internet significantly re-configures the landscape of Chinese literature. This thesis is a preliminary study of current Chinese literature in the age of the Internet. In this thesis, the author takes an empirical view of the pioneering role of the Internet and its impact, and aims to offer a technical, historical and cultural perspective identifying and describing the new developments of Chinese literature in the age of the Internet and how network technologies help to foster and enhance the function of Chinese literature as a social and cultural institution. |
