The Citizenry Literature Features Of "San Yan Er Pai"

The combination of Feng Menglong's "San Yan" and Ling Mengchu's "Er Pai" is called "San Yan Er Pai", Which reflects thoroughly the citizen class' ideology and morality. It is considered the model of the citizenry literature. It's complicate creation and publication depend on the development of merchant economy, the extent of city and the influence of left-wing's philosophy of Wang Xue. Moreover, it has the most direct relation with the rise and expanding of citizenry stratum.At the beginning of this paper, it introduces the two authors and their works in brief, and then redefines the citizenry literature. Besides, it expounds the rise and development of the citizenry literature from the script of storytelling in Song and Yuan dynasties to the mimic script of storytelling in the end of Ming dynasty. Finally, this paper analyses the very special features of the citizenry literature of this book. This paper launches the treatise mainly in six aspects: First, the citizenry style of the city's customs, looking for the progeny, and begging the auspice, and the explanation of the customs which plays a typical environment role in the novel depiction. Second, the citizenry style of the creations motive. It stresses the incline of the citizenry style of the creations motive. Third, the citizenry style of the novel theme. This novel can be sorted into speaking history, monsters, Buddhist scripture, cases of law, love affairs, ways of the world and chivalrousness. It enhances the feature of the citizenry style through increasing the topic about the love affairs and ways of the world. Forth, the citizenry style of the art image, which can be sorted into forty or fifty categories by means of forms. Through this we can see the increased number of common people appearing in the novel. Fifth, the citizenry style of the spirit contents. It points out the concept and the consciousness of the common people, which appears clearly in the spirit contents. This paper expands discussion from the positive and negative aspects of the citizen's concept. Sixth, the citizenry style of art features. It is explained by the system, language form, narrative method, the art features etc.In conclusion, "San Yan Er Pai" proves itself to be the masterpiece of the citizenry literature.