A Study Of Women's Image In The Short Sories Of Tang Dynasty

As a wonderful work of Chinese ancient fiction, short stories of Tang Dynasty is undoubtedly a landmark of Tang Dynasty. Based on the works that have been handed down, the description of women occupies a very large proportion. Here are not only unrealistic female images such as goddess, ghosts, and demon s, but some real ones like Ladies from noble families, maids, the civilians , prostitutes and bold women as well. The image of these women is somewhat similar to those of Ghost Stories of the Six Dynasties but has its own new features. In terms of writing characteristics of short stories of Tang Dynasty, the following four points come to the top: the remodeling of female beauty, the upgrading of the status of individual women, the recognition of the female rebels and the pursuit of female ideal personality. The writers describes simple external beauty .Then it is extended to both inside and outside intellectual beauty. The status of women has been upgraded from the individual client to the main. Female rebels have been freed from the denial. Women have been perfected in the pursuit of ideal personality .In terms of Changes of the women themselves, women's awareness of the survival is more primitive. They have been well aware of the spiritual independence. The social consciousness is more diversified. Among these changes, we see a group of ordinary, frail woman pursue their colorful life in an active way. From the views of men to women, in the story, men have s positive attitude towards women. They are concerned about the fate of the women, show their sympathy to the women and then respect and appreciate their talents. Great changes have taken place in the female images. However, they are not based on the imagination of the writers, but on the reality of the Tang Dynasty. The success of the female images results from the special environment of Tang Dynasty and the development of literature. It is of great significance in the Chinese literary history. They have far exceeded the Dynasty they want to describe. Meanwhile, they guide the liberation of women.