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Confused Love In Times Of Chaos

Posted on:2014-01-12Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J M ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2235330398982901Subject:Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
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Although Brothel and prostitutes as a special kind of social group, often active in the margins of society, and were denied entry into the mainstream society. But it is undeniable that this group is very sensitive to the change of social structures,economic activity,customs and habits of a country or region. Brothel and prostitutes are always to be the protagonist of iterature at all times. Especially in the late Qing Dynasty,there are a large number of pornographic novels in China. The surface of this novels is erotic,howerver they have a profound reflection of the changes about social nature, aesthetic and relations between the sexes.The full text is divided into three chapters.the first chapter dissertate the changes in the functions of the brothels space. Brothel as a special public space, has different social functions at different times. In the early, brothel is a arena that Poets show their talents.In the late, brothel is the place where merchant do business.in some fictions, brothel also be the space that People are free to talk about politics.The second chapter analyzes the changes of the pornographic fiction Imitate the "Dream of Red Mansions" and literary currents. In the early,the author of pornographic fiction moved the story of "Grand View Garden" to the brothel and developing the classical romantic tendency of "Dream of Red Mansions" to the extreme. The author "Biographies of Prostitutes of Shanghai" profound description and reflection social.This novels have the tendency to realism. In the late, the pornographic fiction began to deconstruct the "Dream of Red Mansions".The third chapter, I studied the changs of the relations between the sexes and the love of writing of the pornographic fiction. Prophase,they continue the tradition of the love of genius and beauty. In these novels,the prostitute is the projection of male desire. Medium-term,"Biographies of Prostitutes of Shanghai" and other works expression realistic brothel Love and the original sin and liberty consciousness of prostitute. Brothel Love is demonized in the later works,and the prostitute become a embodiment of desire.
Keywords/Search Tags:pornographic fiction, Late Qing Dynasty, "Dream of RedMansions", The functions of the social space
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