The Study Of Liu Ts'un-yan's Studies On Ancient Chinese Novels

Liu Ts' un-yan's main achievements in the study of ancient Chinese novels are as follows: firstly,on the textual research of novels,Liu Ts' un-yan can combine the exploration of subtleties inside and outside the text with the deduction of world affairs and human relationships and integrate the clear and bright consciousness of coherent argument with the elegant and considerate literal expressions together.The textual research of edition and author can be discussed from the original materials and analyzed from the arguments.Liu Ts' un-yan sought insight from the historical materials.Secondly,Liu Ts' un-yan's research on the history of novels is self-contained.In the collation of the historical materials of novels,he can supplement the lacking previous materials and point out the absence of proofs.In the theory of the history of novels,he can dwell on some problems existing in the history of novels and the gains and losses of modern people's studies of the history of novels.Thirdly,Liu Ts' un-yan's study path which is "to be elegant enough and then to appreciate the custom" and study method which is " analysis in synthesis,and then synthesis after analysis ",not only embody his own characteristics of study,but also provide reference for the academic community.Finally,Liu Ts' un-yan,as an overseas sinologist,is able to innovate in the tradition of Western Sinology research,blossom outside the wall,and become a representative of overseas academic circles.It can be said that Liu Ts' un-yan is one of the "overseas media of Chinese culture".Taking Liu Ts' un-yan,an overseas Sinologist who has made great contributions to the study of popular novels,as an example,this paper summarizes and analyzes his main academic contributions,shows his personal and domestic and foreign academic development status,and strives to reflect his academic value through the observation of academic history.To observe learning from a different perspective,and to find the real and fresh scholarly tradition for modern academia.