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Research Of Female Image In Plays Of Yuan Dynasty Recessive Alienation Under Male-dominated Discourse

Posted on:2012-12-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y Y MaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330335979657Subject:Ancient Chinese literature
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In China's history of drama, plays of Yuan dynasty is the most brilliant chapter,which the female as the emphasis of the characterization, blossoms in radiant splendor in the masculine writer's writing. A lot of classic images of female in plays of Yuan dynasty not only have the different disposition but also dissimilar destiny. However, due to the patriarchal society becomes the only background of the story constantly, they can live to be"the other"in male desire. This paper based on the feminist perspective, paying attention to male discourse hegemony which hidden in the literary texts of Yuan drama. Through reads once more to the texts which written by the male, attempts to explain that in the works, the traditional feminine is so-called the image with a sense of female awareness which is shaping by male writers with the strong male colour. This is social environment prompted male itself "androgyny" gender mechanism in the specific reflection of literary creation aspect.First of all, according to feminism criticism of Yuan drama related theory, the female images will be defined as"the other", Namely, they are male writers created according to their own experience ,understanding and demand, lack of self awareness"otherness". The entire social cultural background is concerned, male writers will make women and even the whole society for their produce positive or negative value.They want to get from others , also puzzling fear"he sex"projected onto a female body which they lack of. Secondly, according to feminist critics Sandra Girbert and Susan Gubar in The Madwoman in the Attico which come to a conclusion about male writers in the image of women's sexual interpretation which subversion Yuan drama. The female images of Yuan drama has been divided, with the new visual angle of their image will be classified into"home angel","phantom"and"Witches and temptress", and try to restore these invisible alienation images. No matter be"home angel","phantom"or"Witches and temptress"are"alienation"by male words. Female image is not male-dominated challenge and written form of the Passover. In this form of Chinese men are hidden in the patriarchal society of traditional persistence, inherent to the repressive, female vitality is the absolute control women self spirit. Men trying to in these distorted female body will find the patriarchal myth last ,thus make themself in society in the central position of the power forever. At last, from a famous British feminist literary criticism theory of pioneer Virginia Woolf concept"androgyny"departure, in the same time,consider the Yuan society historical background and the Yuan dynasty specific male writers living environment, analysis of psychological causes about male writers"recessive alienation"Yuan drama of female image, then concluded: Male writers in Yuan drama works displayed on female plight of anger and resentment is undoubtedly overcorrecting lift. Especially in they stressed the need to improve the inequality relationship, this kind of killing the practice of gender differences to the man-centered culture has become another form of return. Its essence is a male constructed a seemingly for women path colourful, however, this road finally still point to the dependent fate.In the field of yuan drama creation, Male writer created many alight female image, but these women faces"mute"and"gag order"awkward without exception. They are a flash in the pan life consciousness was eventually replaced by entrenched patriarchal discourse, become men another of desire"home angel"model, or the opposite materials of"witches and temptress".
Keywords/Search Tags:plays of Yuan dynasty, female image, sexual perspective, "The other", Recessive alienation, "Androgyny"
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