The Research On Modern Novel Series

Modern novel series refers to a series of novels published between 1840 and 1919 with a general title.Based on the statistics of the number and general situation of the modern novel series,by means of the combination of inside and outside and the combination of point and aspect,this paper discusses the concrete manifestation and causes of the new and old mixed feature of the novel series in the environment of modern revolution.The thesis is divided into the following four parts: First,it sorts out the development of the novel series,and conducts an overall analysis of the macroscopic vision.The editors of modern novel series are deeply influenced by the popular trend of novels,showing the characteristics of stages and imbalances.During the 29 years from 1873 to 1902,editing and publishing of novel series have been at a standstill for a long time.In the 17 years from 1902 to 1919,a total of 42 novels were published,and presents a trend of new novel series and old novel series one after another.Secondly,it discusses the publication and distribution of the novel series,and conducts the external research of the novel series.At the level of publishing institutions,not only the new publishing houses emerged,but the traditional publishing houses and personal publishing agencies are also undergoing transformation to adapt to the times.At the editorial level,individual editors in the past have changed to collective editors in modern times.Even editors with individual signatures mostly work in newspapers and bookstores,forming mutually beneficial and complementary relationships with publishing institutions.At the distribution level,although it also follows the commercial operation mode of the modern novel industry,the large-scale and large-capacity characteristics determine that the series of books is different from the single-line publishing mode,that is,it has outstanding planning.Thirdly,carry out the special research of the novel series,and carry out the case analysis of the microscopic vision.Select 46 novel series of novels,such as fairy tale series and martial arts series,which are representative of new novel series and old novel series,discuss the popularity of related novel types in modern times,and the characteristics of the times reflected in the compilation of related series.The emergence of fairy tale novel series and martial arts novel series responded to the demands of the times,and also helped the birth and vigorous development of new novel types.Compared with the new novel series,the old novel series shows a distinct historical inertia,and compiles classical Chinese novels with the concept of focusing on actual records,and has made outstanding contributions to the preservation of historical documents.Finally,it expounds the modern novel concept embodied in the novel series,and conducts the internal research of the novel series.Combined with the compilation standards of novel series,examples of preface and postscript and advertisements,it analyzes peoples understanding of the category,type and value of novels,and points out the progress and backwardness of modern novel concepts.The new novel series and the old novel series carry out the distinct concept of novels in their own way.The former actively introduces the classification method of Western novels,while the latter insists on collecting novels based on the principle of broad and true records.At the same time,functional value and entertainment value have become the primary criteria for evaluating novel works in modern novel series.