Du Zhiwei.On the Printing Form and Stylistic Characteristics of the Title Page of Classical Chinese Novels in the Qing Dynasty[J].Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Social Science Edition),2024,64(04):43-51.
Du Zhiwei.On the Printing Form and Stylistic Characteristics of the Title Page of Classical Chinese Novels in the Qing Dynasty[J].Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Social Science Edition),2024,64(04):43-51. DOI: 10.13471/j.cnki.jsysusse.2024.04.005.
The title page design of classical Chinese novels in the Qing Dynasty reveals distinct stylistic features, which are primarily manifested in its commercial and artistic aspects. Whether it is introducing the main text, indicating the book price, soliciting manuscripts, or adopting an artistic style with the calligrapher’s signature, it has independent commercial and aesthetic values. The title-page features interacts with the vernacular novels in two ways. On the one hand, the title advertisements, continuation advertisements, and Shiyu识语advertisements on the title pages of vernacular novels stimulated the emergence of title-page advertisements in the classical Chinese novels during the Qing Dynasty. On the other hand, the calligraphic inscription on the title pages of the classical Chinese novels in the Qing Dynasty also shifted from artistic to commercial, naturally integrated into the vernacular novels. The study of the characteristics of the title pages, as a stylistic indicator of classical Chinese novels in the Qing Dynasty, not only helps to enhance our understanding of their printing forms, but also deepens our understanding of the integration of classical Chinese and vernacular language.
关键词
文言小说清代扉页文体特征刊印形态
Keywords
classical Chinese novelsQing Dynastytitle pagestylistic featuresprinting form