The specific division of the three sections and the seven sections is as follows:
1. Ancient times included pre-Qin, Qin and Han dynasties (before the 3rd century AD).
The first paragraph in ancient times is pre-Qin literature.
The second period of ancient times was Qin and Han literature.
2. The Middle Ages included Wei and Jin Dynasties and the middle of Ming Dynasty (3rd century to16th century).
The first period of the Middle Ages was from Wei Jin to the middle of Tang Dynasty.
The second period of Middle Ages began in the middle of Tang Dynasty, specifically, it began with the outbreak of "An Shi Rebellion" at the end of Tianbao and ended with the demise of Southern Song Dynasty.
The third period of the Middle Ages began in the Yuan Dynasty and lasted until the middle of the Ming Dynasty.
3. Paleogene includes the period from the middle of Ming Dynasty to the May 4th Movement (16th century to the beginning of 20th century).
The first period of Neoproterozoic was from the early years of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty to the Opium War.
The second period of Paleogene was from the Opium War to the May 4th Movement (19 19).
According to this scope, literary history works can be roughly divided into the following four categories:
1 is a general history of literature compiled by regions, countries and nationalities, such as the History of European Literature, the History of China Literature and the Outline of China Literature History.
2. It is a literary history that divides historical periods in a country's literary history, such as Wei (unread) literary history in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and modern literary history in China.
3. It is a classified literary history that is divided into different categories in the literary history of a country (or a nation), such as the history of China's poetry, the history of China's popular literature, the history of China's female literature, etc.
4. It is a history of literature with both ages and classifications, such as the history of novels in the late Qing Dynasty.