A Study On First-person Narrators Of Yuan Sanqu

There are many literatures of first-person narrators in the Yuan Dynasty, but the studies on first-person narrators of Sanqu are few in the academia. So this paper performs analysis on first-person narrators in the Yuan Dynasty. According to the creation of first-person narrators, it can be divided into three periods: the earlier period; the prosperous period; the later period. In the earlier period, although first-person narrators in Yuan Dynasty have the characteristic of Ci, because of the influence of Ci, it emerges the characteristic of fresh and activity. In the prosperous period, Sanqu is moving and natural, in which first-person narrators express its style of Suan-luo-ha-tang. In the later period, Sanqu become tasteful, meanwhile, first-person narrators have the interesting vulgar character, due to loving in it. The analyses of periods makes the creating condition clearer, so we can perceive and generalize its main characters: plentiful world of civil Daiyan object; abundant using of direct first-person narrators; the main purpose is figuring characters. The Yuan Dynasty is a special era, and the literate in Yuan Dynasty is also special. So this paper tries to study the main reason for formation of first-person narrators of Sanqu: the prosperous civil living creates the warm-bed for Daiyan's vulgar style, which suits the demand for entertainment of citizen; the deep communication between dancers and singers and composers in Yuan Dynasty affords plentiful and true civil theme. The descending position of Yuanqu composers, the commonly living and the play-game attitude produce the style of Suan-luo-ha-tang. Plentiful Zaju's productions promote the prosperity of first-person narrators, which is humorous. First-person narrators of Sanqu has three functions: genuinely speak for female person; a literature which can entertain others and selfs; the indirect and pleasing expressing way in literates. The three functions promote the prosperity of first-person narrators in the Yuan Dynasty.