This book presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the narrative history and narrative methods of Chinese and Western popular fiction from the perspectives of narratology, comparative literature, and art and literature studies by adopting the methodology of parallel comparison. The book is a pioneering work that systematically investigates the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western popular fiction, and traces the root causes leading to the differences. By means of narrative comparison, it explores the conceptual and spiritual correlations and differences between Chinese and Western popular fiction and, by relating them to the root causes of cultural spirit, allows us to gain an insight into the cultural heritage of different nations. The book is structured in line with a cause-and-effect logical sequence and moves from the macroscopic to the microscopic, from history to reality, and from theory to practice. The integration of macro-level theoretical studies and micro-level case studies is both novel and effective. This book was awarded Second Prize at the Sixth Outstanding Achievement Awards in Scientific Research for Chinese Institutions of Higher Learning (Humanities & Social Sciences, 2013).

Will be of interest to scholars in the fields of literature and comparative literature, as well as to general readers who are interested in literature Pursues an in-depth exploration of the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western popular fiction, combining systematic theoretical exposition with interesting case studies Apart from offering a research of high academic value, the book can also serve as a useful reference for the teaching and research of literature at colleges and universities

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Yonglin Huang served as Vice President of Central China Normal University and is currently Director of the National Cultural Industry Research Center, Evaluation Expert for the National Social Science Fund and the Art Fund of the National Social Science Fund, Humanities and Social Science Research Project Evaluation Expert of the Ministry of Education, President of the Chinese New Literature Society, China Vice President of the Folklore Society, Director of the China Folklore Education Professional Committee, Vice President of the China Educational Accounting Society, Director of the Wuhan Culture and Technology Integration Expert Committee, "New Literature Review", "Education Accounting Research", and "Wuhan Cultural and Creative Industry Development Report" Editor-in-Chief, etc. He has long been engaged in cultural industry, folk literature, folk culture, Internet culture, and education accounting management and policy research. He is Academic Leader and Doctoral Program Leader of the emerging interdisciplinary "Cultural Resources and Cultural Industry".

Inhalt
Introduction.- Popular Literature, Elite Literature and Folk Literature.- Folktales and the Evolution of Fiction.- Narrative Modes of Popular Fiction.- Court-case Fiction and Detective Fiction.- Martial Arts Fiction and Chivalric Literature.- Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories.- Romantic Fiction and Erotic Fiction.- Bibliography.