A Study Of The Satirical Art Of Li Boyuan’s Novels

Li Boyuan was the first of the six novelists of the late Qing Dynasty,his novels,with their superb satirical art,provide a panoramic view of the social situation in the late Qing Dynasty.This thesis is based on the theory of satire and satirical art,taking Li Boyuan’s representative works such as "Officialdom Unmasked" and "A Brief History of Civilization" as the main research samples,analyzing the multiple presentations of the satirical art of Li Boyuan’s novel,exploring the multiple causes of the satirical art of Li Boyuan’s novels,in order to make a more comprehensive study and discussion of the satirical art of Li Boyuan’s novels.First of all,define the concept of satire and sort out the theories of Chinese and Western satirical art,summarize and summarize the common characteristics of Chinese and Western satirical art,as the theoretical basis for the thesis.At the same time,it sorts out the origin of the ancient Chinese satirical literature tradition,and examines the satirical art of Li Boyuan’s novels in the historical coordinates of the development of ancient Chinese satirical literature,so as to accurately grasp the satirical art connotation of Li Boyuan’s novels.Secondly,the satirical art of Li Boyuan’s novels has multiple presentation methods,varied and eclectic.This thesis makes a comprehensive analysis and discussion of the satirical art of his novels from many aspects,such as the caricature of negative characters,the diversification of satirical techniques,the multiplication of satirical tones,the humorous and comical language,the wanton expression of emotions and the exhaustive satirical brush strokes.Third,we will delve into the multiple causes of the satirical art of Li Boyuan’s novels.The formation of the satirical art of Li Boyuan’s novels stems from the crisis of social reality in the defeat of the late Qing Dynasty,and benefits from the innovation of literary concepts by the "The revolution in the field of novel".At the same time,the Shanghai Concession,as a "land of foreign countries",provided spatial support and writing materials for Li Boyuan’s novel creation,and the Western realist literary ideas and modern writing techniques of the "west wind gradually eastward " in the same period also brought some modern new qualities to the satirical art of Li Boyuan’s novels.Finally,Li Boyuan’s unique identity of combining multiple cultures such as traditional scholars,modern professional newspapermen,and excellent satirical novelists has profoundly influenced his novel creation,thus forming the uniqueness of his novel satirical art.Li Boyuan lived in the transitional period of Chinese society in the late Qing Dynasty and the turbulent era of the collision of old and new cultures and the coexistence of good and evil.Through his hearty satire,he stings the minds and souls of the people under the political pressure of feudal society,reflects the novelist’s certain modern consciousness and deep practical concern,and shows his own value ideals and progressive positions.Therefore,a comprehensive and in-depth study of the satirical art created by Li Boyuan’s novels will not only help us to deeply understand the ideological connotations of Li Boyuan’s novels,deepen our overall understanding and comprehensive grasp of the development of late Qing novels and the expression of satirical art,but also help us to aesthetically interpret and analyze the meaning of modern and contemporary satirical literature.