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The Cultural Implications Of "Trickster Talss" In Chinese Folk Stories

Posted on:2011-07-16Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y C MaFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330338477381Subject:Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
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" Trickster Tales " is a type of folk tales in China.There are a lot ofthese stories, in the Han and minority nationalities ,and wit characters isrich and colorful.We study the story of this kind in China in the 1920s.Then,multi-story collection, the study yielded few results. The " Trickster Talesby Mr Qilianxiu after 1980s began, and gradually widely used by theacademic circle. Now, the study of this kind of story also graduallyreached its climax.,held a national symposium " Trickster Tales ", it cansaid to have peaked study. Research in this area always insisted is Mr.Qilianxiu , who in 2001 published his research results, "Wise Tricks andQuick wit -- Analysis of Chinese" Trickster Tales ", the story of such asystematic study, which is a master of the fields. Since then, the story ofthe resourcefulness of people to fall into a state of stagnation.The main character in the story is called "wit" role.Although theimage appears in different stories, but as a common role in groups, arerich in social content and cultural significance.The paper taking "Trickster Tales "for research object,tring to make comprehensive use ofrole theory, cultural anthropology, post-structuralism, narratology, andBakhtin's carnival poetics, the role of the image of the story, functions,and cultural significance of these stories contain.This article is divided into four chapters, the first chapter, the origin of Chinese " Trickster Tales ", the story research course and the presentsituation, and pointed out that the research achievement of current andinsufficient. Chapter II , from the hero of this story - "wit people", therole of the group, analyzing their role types and functions in the story.The third chapter, in the social character basis of Trickster Tales, thesestories reveals the psychological and the social role function. Chapter IV ,on the grand story of the social and cultural context, these stories examinethe social and cultural meaning hidden.
Keywords/Search Tags:Trickster Tales, Wit people, Role, Function, Cultural Implications
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