The FemaleConsciousness In Novels And Dramas Of TheQing Dynasty

In the Qing Dynasty, Chinese classical literature had developed to the prosperous period, while women played a role more and more frequently in literature. Much more women appeared in literature works mainly written by men. Women even became absolute protagonist in some works, where men were not so stood out. Female writers began writing in areas such as drama. Popular literature has a natural advantage in reflecting social reality, thus the article choose representative works, selected from novels and dramas, as example. By interpreting on the consciousness of female in the Qing Dynasty, we could expand our knowledge of women’s living conditions and thought at that time.There are five chapters in the text. Ernv-yingxiong-zhuan shaped an extraordinary heroine, who combined the spirit of heroism and romantic. She was perfect both in daily life and in writer’s dream. Zaishengyuan is the subversion of traditional concept of gender. Meng Lijun pretended to be a talent young man. She entered men’s world. Her action was women’s effort to express their frustration. Xiaopenglai-xianguan-chuanqi was the most abundant and systemic collection of dramas written by woman in classical Chinese drama history. These works revealed old-type women’s contradiction and confusion between tradition and modern. Thanks to the interpreting of text, we can know much about women’s consciousness expressed in literature, so far as to snapshot the living conditions of women at that time.