Six Dynasties Intended

With the imitated works as the research object, this thesis discussed its concept, development, the course of taking place, type, function, nature and the influence on literature theory -in the middle ancient times, in order to make a plausible and convincible explanation of its position in history.The thesis contains three parts: introduction, main text and conclusion.The introduction gives a brief review of research history, the current state, the methods and the significance of the research. Also, the author defined imitation as a procession of one taking others' works as the example, compared with several confused concepts.The main text consists of six chapters.In the first chapter, the process of imitation was defined as the lyrical course and the aesthetic activity. Meanwhile, the orientation and attitude of imitation was discussed.In the second chapter, the type of imitation works was fell into four kinds: words and expressions simulation, simulation of meaning, simulation of the style, general simulation. Development of the type was also discussed.In the third chapter, the imitation works' function was discussed in the style formation, writers' personal growth and writing style changing.In the fourth chapter, the nature of criticism and spread of imitation was discussed in order to analyze the relation between writers and the literature history.In the fifth chapter, the author studied imitation works' influence on the literature theory including style, creation and writers' taste. In the conclusion part, the author summed up the main idea and pointed out the problems should be further studied.