What was the meaning of vernacular novels? What was the difference between a modern novel and a vernacular novel?
Vernacular novels refer to literary works written in modern Chinese. Its language is easy to understand, close to life, and often uses spoken expressions, so it has an important significance in the history of Chinese literature. Compared to modern novels, vernacular novels had the following differences: 1. Different language styles. The language of vernacular novels was more easy to understand and used oral expressions, while modern novels paid more attention to the accuracy of language and grammar. 2. Different writing purposes. The main purpose of vernacular novels is to describe social life and express the author's thoughts and feelings, while modern novels pay more attention to depicting characters and plots to reflect social reality. 3. Different forms of literature. Vernacular novels originally appeared as a form of folk literature, while modern novels paid more attention to the emergence of formal literature. 4. Different readers. The readers of vernacular novels were mainly the general public, while the readers of modern novels were more extensive, including readers of different ages, cultures, classes, and genders. The vernacular novel is a literary work with the significance of the times. It has played an important role in the development and progress of modern Chinese literature.
