Folk Baojuan And Ancient Chinese Novels

Baojuan is a kind of ancient talking and singing text which is used following specific rules in civil religion movements.The scholars concentrated on the problems such as the origin and development of Baojuan literary style, the relation of Baojuan and civil religion, the order of Baojuan singing at present. Most of them are still interested in the collection arrangement for catalogue, the researchment of its religious meaning and cultural meaning. The investigation about the connection of Baojuan and novel is relatively weak. Since they are all narrative literature, there’re a lot of doublication content which were worth to discuss.After mass textual reading, find the Baojuan which’s related to ancient novel,compare them, summarize the connection and difference of Baojuan with Bian Wen, Hua Ben, ancient novel from some aspects as subject matter, recounting method, cultural transmission, then analyze them from the literature angle and cultural angle.The doctoral dissertation text is devided into7chapters,21sections, including the following content.Chapter1,The summary of Baojuan. I studied it on the macro level, overviewed its literary style development as3parts, investigated the printed copy change from early folded edition to late thread-bound edition and stone printed edition, surveyed the influence of ancient novel publish mode as folk literature paragon to Baojuan publishment. I analyzed its civil culture meaning from the enormous folk god pedigree and its forming process,3typical story mold of the inferno tour,women bhavana-marga,pray for kid, the embedding of folk education view.Chapter2,Baojuan and Bian wen. Based on subsistent Bian Wen text, discussed the subject matter continuation between Baojuan and Bian Wen which were all folk religious literature in view of the Buddhism Bian Wen’s influence, the secular subject Bian Wen’s influence, and reconsidered their relationship.Chapter3,Baojuan and Hua Ben, Ni Hua Ben. I discussed the doublication details between Baojuan and Hua Ben, Ni Hua Ben in view of its subject matter. The latter should be the former story’s early pattern in folk literature field. I found the similarity of their idiom usage pattern and the polytropism of its recounting angle, then used them to research the Hua Ben’s influence on the narrate style of Baojuan. It could be considered as the generality of singing literature.Chapter4, Baojuan and Historical novel, saga. I began from the comparison of specific text, analyzed the different existence form of historical novel and saga in Baojuan and novel. I found3subject usage pattern as the mixture of historical novel and saga in Baojuan, state the truth, induction to goodwill, and made use of them to discuss the Baojuan’s reform for novel subject matter. I also discussed the essential difference for Baojuan and novel of same subject from the deification of hero in Baojuan and its utilitarian feature of the faith.Chapter5, Baojuan and novel of Chinese fantasy. I studied Journey to the West, the Eight Immortals, discussed the textual difference of the Baojuan and novel, from the view angle of mixture and reform of Chinese fantasy novel in Baojuan, the functional change of role and story in Baojuan, the further strengthen of religious color in Baojuan.Chapter6, Baojuan and chivalrous novel, legal case novel.I took Bao-gong both case as the entry point, analyzed the textual difference between Baojuan and novel of same subject, concluded its forming reason. I discussed the recounting style connection of Baojuan, chivalrous novel and legal case novel from the view angle of the individual stories cluster, the arrow mound roles’ departure, the story plot summarization, the detail description in Baojuan and its adaption about story plot logical enrichment. I conclude the feature of Baojuan’s rewriting about chivalrous novel and legal case novel from the view angle of honest official became god, the folk demand of honest official, the fantasy plot embedded in Baojuan and its function, the bright-colored recounting of popular culture.Chapter7, Baojuan and love novel. I discussed the love novel’s influence on Baojuan in subject matters and recounting style. I studied the essential change in Baojuan from the view angle of the usage of folk singing artistic expression, the handsome boys and pretty girls’ apotheosis in Baojuan, the percolation of civil faith.In the end, I took the3rewriting style of Baojuan to novel as foundation, summarized their relationship on the macro stuff, and relocated its historical coordinate in narrative literature, folk literature, singing literature and religious literature.