The Study About Historical Materials Of Song Dynasty's Anecdotal Notes

Song dynasty was the peak time of anecdotal notes, a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches.A lot of literator had been engaged into this activity.The anecdotal notes Of Song Dynasty,has been sorted out by shanghai normal university.It includes 500 kinds of anecdotal notes.It also includes substance in every aspect.I will pay close attention to some story in this thesis, lay stress on the source of anecdotal notes and story.A detailed examination or analysis,the thesis can be divided into six parts.The section 1 is introduction,in this part,we mainly explain the definition of the anecdotal notes,the general situation of the anecdotal notes in Song dynasty,the significance of this thesis.In the section 2,we will analysis the concept of story in the notes, of course,these records are mainly sideviews.In these sideviews,we will find that,the story was used for correct of history.In the section 3,our job is textual research.Fistly,we will discuss the prototype of the story in later ages.Secondly,we will investigate the background of these story. In the section 4, I want to research the relation between the imperial examination and story in later ages.In the anecdotal notes of Song dynasty,the writer were not against the practise fraud in the examination hall, on the contrary.they were fond of it very much.If the protagonist was himself,or such actor did not infringe upon their own benefit. In the section 5,we mainly study the alchemy in Song dynasty.such record has many in the notes of Song dynasty.In the record,there was a stange phenomenon,that no record was criticized the alchemy.But in the story of Ming dynasty,the attitude of people for the alchemy has been changed very much. In the section 6,we mainly analysis the image of the Buddhist monk and Buddhist nun.The anecdotal notes looks like a rich mineral resources.All kinds of mineral is together.It can reflect the primitive state of our culture.I believe through study the mineral resources,we will be able to understand the psychology of our nationality.