What's the difference between the annals, biographies, national styles, and dynastic styles?
Chronicle, biography, country, and dynastic styles were common styles in ancient Chinese literature. The main differences were: Chronology: Chronology was to describe the plot of a novel according to the time sequence of historical events, such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Biography was to describe historical novels such as Records of the Historian. Country style was to describe the plot of a novel according to the historical and cultural background of each country or region, such as Water Margins. Chronology was to describe the plot of a novel according to different historical periods, such as Dream of the Red Chamber. 2. Narration style: Chronicle style, biographies style, country style, and dynastic style are also different in narrative style. For example, the chronicle style generally uses events, characters, historical background and other elements to organize the plot of the novel. The biographies style focuses on the biography and character description of the characters. The country style and dynastic style use more descriptions and dialogue to express the plot. 3. literary style: the annals, biographies, national and dynastic styles are also different. For example, the annals generally focus on historical facts and events, while the biographies focus on biographies and character descriptions. The national and dynastic styles are more realistic and romantic. 4. Status of literature: The status of these styles in the history of literature is also different. For example, the annals are one of the main narrative styles in the history of ancient Chinese literature. The biographies are one of the main biographies of the characters in the history of ancient Chinese literature. The national style and the dynastic style are one of the important literary forms in the history of modern Chinese literature.