| Taking the Chinese popular novels of “Pre-Qin Period and Han Dynasties” in Yuan, the Ming andthe Qing Dynasties as the research object, this paper starts from the dynamic interaction between theliterature and art and social mechanism, puts the related materials into the edition and creation,dissemination and acceptance of literary activities and then investigates and analyzes it in order toexplore dynamic relationship between the social development and the three basic features of popularnovels, that is, entertainment, common people orientation and commercialization. The paper conductsfurther researches and interpretations on the Chinese popular novels of “Pre-Qin Period and HanDynasties” in Yuan, the Ming and the Qing Dynasties, such as social background that gave birth to thesenovels, the evolution, genre type and the cultural implication of these novels. The introduction partbriefly introduces the related research results, research status and solid data and research ideas.The body consists of three parts. The first part talks about the traditions and changes of popularnovels in the Yuan Dynastycentering on the subject of the Pre-Qin Period and Han dynasties. The firstchapter comprehensively studies the communication environment of popular novels in the YuanDynasty and analyzes the literature transmission elements including distributor, mode of distribution,distribution methods and the audience as well. The second chapter discusses the creation and spread ofPinghua. The main reasons that Pinghua emerged and spread during this period are the special socialsystem, profound historical tradition and the psychological demand for seeking knowledge of theancient times. The history in which Pinghua spread is away from the official history. It is the history ofthe continuous popularization and the history with its own system. The aesthetic taste of the audience inturn influences the sense of propriety of Pinghua. Through the analysis of the inner connection betweenthe folk culture and colloquial stories, the third chapter reveals that colloquial stories in Yuan Dynastyhave the tendency to cater to the folk aesthetic taste, adhere to the popularity of folk narration andabsorb the folk belief, thus showing a distinctive folk features. The fourth chapter reveals the mutualconvention in the theme selection of the popular novels and dramas in Yuan Dynasty and the mutuallearning in the technique of art, which forms a two-way interaction.The second part is about the development and prosperity of popular novels of Ming dynastycentering on the subject of the Pre-Qin Period and Han Dynasties. The first chapter of this part firstlypoints out that the spread of popular novels of Ming dynasty has undertaken a large change. Theelements including the gradually relaxing cultural policy, the social economy with sustainabledevelopment, the popularization of education and culture and the prosperity of the consumption cultureetc, provide broader platform for the creation and dissemination of popular novels. After thecomprehensive investigation of the various elements in the process of literature spread, it can be found that the spread of popular novels of Ming dynasty has been developed, the mode of distribution hasbeen increasingly diversified and become mechanism and the audience scope has been graduallyexpanded. The second chapter, centering on the subject of the Pre-Qin Period and Han Dynasties in thehistorical novels of Ming Dynasty, discusses the reasons why the historical novels have been producedand spread and the creation motivation and creation ways of historical novels. The third chapter in thispart focuses on the survey of Ming Dynasty God evil spirit novels of the subject of the Pre-Qin Periodand Han Dynasties. These novels has emerged and developed in the cultural background of the fusionand gradual secularization of the three religions in Ming Dynasty. The god evil spirit novels contain thethinking patterns, image prototype and the spiritual connotation of classical mythology. The emergenceand the popularization of the god evil spirit novel conforms with the creator’ and recipients’ commonaesthetic psychology and reveals that people’s preference to ghost story is also a kind of psychologicalcompensation for its own limitations. The fourth chapter overviewed the titles of colloquial stories ofthe subject of Pre-Qin Period and Han Dynasties and found out that these novels, after elaboration andpolishing, presents the era characteristics of literati and elegance and the distinct Jiangnan regionalfeatures. The fifth chapter selected Historical Figure of Seventy-two Dynasties as a case for study andconcluded that popular novels of Ming dynasty embodies Confucian culture, thus bearing the functionof social education.The third part concentrates on the maturity and metamorphosis of Chinese ancient popular novelsin the Qing Dynasty, centering on subject of the Pre-Qin Period and Han Dynasties. The first chapter inthis part takes a overall view about the creation of popular novels in Qing Dynasty and found that theancient popular novels presents the more proper rhythmic state with the establishment, prosperity andrecession of the Qing Dynasty. In terms of transmission elements, spread team has become moreprofessional, transmission media more diversified and the audience more popular. The second chapterfound with historical novels as its research subject that the popular novels in Qing Dynasty, based on thegeneral development rule of literature, do not develop heatedly like before but shows a trend of decline,which is definitely related to the strict ruling policy and the rigorous academic atmosphere. The thirdchapter centers on god evil spirit novels, and discovers that after experiencing the low period of thecreation at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the god evil spirit novel in the Qianjia Period appearedanother creation peak. All these novels has the feature of “mixed type”. The continuation and simulationof the books have been a trend. After the introduction of western culture in the late Qing Dynasty,traditional color of god evil spirit novels gradually faded and reflected the new era change.In conclusion, the paper summarizes the influence of the Pre-Qin Period and Han Dynastiesliterature and culture on the popular novels and the evolution path of the Chinese popular novels of“Pre-Qin Period and Han Dynasties” in Yuan, the Ming and the Qing Dynasties. |
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