Second, they bear what era theme, and have what kind of intension characteristics; Third, compared with the family novels of another periods, they have what modes of writing.
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在此之前,伟大的文学体裁,如讽刺作品、史诗、悲剧,甚至诗歌;小说同这些比较起来,显得要低级许多。
Up to that point, it was regarded as rather low compared to great literary forms such as satire, epic, tragedy or even lyric.