Which book is the best about the history of China literature?

Ou Li-chuan's "History of China Literature", she also listed several literary histories at the beginning of the open class of National Taiwan University. Personally, I think one of her views is very important. The compilation of literary history has its own system, and the mainland system is almost all influenced by the "May 4th Literature View", that is, the concept of the New Culture Movement, and the new literature must be better and more advanced. Because of the growing environment, this teacher does not have the shadow of the May 4th literary view, and his research methods are different from traditional Chinese studies, which is greatly influenced by western learning. In the west and Japan, the study of literature and history is really rigorous, so rigorous that every word can be studied in detail, such as origin, diversion, change and so on. The most important thing is that she can carefully study the text of her works for the representative writers of each era, instead of giving a general label. For example, Luo Zongqiang put a label on the literature of the Western Jin Dynasty: red tape, more affection, less wind and cloud. Ou Li-chuan, on the other hand, made a more detailed analysis of the literary history value of the writer's works, and quoted excellent research materials at home and abroad, with a really broad perspective.

Zhang's History of China Literature has a new perspective and opinion. Mr. Luo's name often appears in the research papers of Gong Ti and Yu Tai Xin Yong. Because of the study of this piece, the space given to Xiao Gang in this literary history is much less. Generally speaking, the mainstream of literary history holds a disparaging attitude towards palace style, and gives little space. Tao Yuanming is the head of literature in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. )

I think the most beneficial thing about Luo Zongqiang's book lies in its clear development context, which is probably related to his separate description of the development of literary theory. Literary theory is very helpful to understand the literary trend of thought and atmosphere of an era. Sadly, although the book's attitude towards the Western Jin Dynasty and Qi Liang is not too bad, it is still very conservative, almost denying the literature of these two periods from the aspect of "not conforming to the mainstream values today".

Finally, stop just said that A History of China Literature in Cambridge by Yu Wensuo 'an has a very broad western perspective and is worth reading carefully.