Study On The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms And Astrology

Firstly,there is a considerable apply of astrology in Mao and Jiajing Renwu edition of The Romance of the Three Kingdom;secondly,The use of astrology in the novel,has special relationship with the novel in structure,plot characters and theme;thirdly,through the relationship between The Romance of the Three Kingdom and historical records,the relationship between astrology and historical records,we can see that astrology appear in the novel not only has its profound cultural background,but also the practice of astrology be related with the Citizen stratum by way of literary works;finally,through the study of the astrology in The Romance of the Three Kingdom,we can see that astrology plays an important role in the traditional culture,and also has different meanings for the ruling class,the literati and officialdom and the Citizen stratum.The thesis consists of seven parts: introduction,five chapters and conclusion.The first part is the introduction.In this part,the author explains the reason of the topic,the theoretical basis and the present situation of the research.The second part,the Astrology and its classification in the romance of the Three Kingdoms.In this chapter we definite the definition of astrology and distinguish what belongs to the category of astrology in the Romance of the Three Kingdom according to the definition of astrology to elect astrology in the Romance of the Three Kingdom,and put them in a tabulation;on the basis of the subjective object which astrology pointed,to classify the astrology.The third part,The comparison of the astrological in the romance of the three kingdoms,which Based on historical books,in the romance of the three kingdoms.my research take the Mao edition of The Romance of the Three Kingdom as the original text,and on this basis to compare the different of astrology in Jiajing Renwu edition and Mao edition;Astrology in the romance of the Three Kingdoms,one part directly drawn materials from The Records of Three Kingdoms?Pei Zhu and History of the Later Han Dynasty,the other part is author's creation;andthe comparison of others which also have great influence on the romance of the Three Kingdoms be published in book form,Popular stories of the Three Kingdoms and the plays of the Three Kingdoms.The purpose of the comparison is to grasp the subjective intention of the author in the process of the creation of the novel by analyzing the selection and evolution of astrologyThe fourth part,The culture background of Astrology appears in the romance of The Three Kingdoms.Astrology appears in the romance of The Three Kingdoms for four reasons:first,the fusion of astrology and pre-qin period classics,which make the astrology appear in historical records has become inevitable.second,as the continue of Han Dynasty,The theory of interaction between heaven and man in western han dynasty and the divination ideology in Eastern Han Dynasty,which makes people in the Three Kingdoms Period attaches great importance to astronomical phenomena.Third,in the Yuan Dynasties,the introduction of western culture to China began,cultural collision,then Western astrology ideas introduced into China,Chinese astrology further towards the lower world.Fourth,the romance of the Three Kingdoms era accumulated into a book,has a broad mass base,people know the astrology intimately which make astrology appear in the novel become inevitable.The fifth part,the narrative function of astrology in the romance of the Three Kingdoms.Astrology appears in fiction has its cultural background,and it is not an isolated existence,but be placed in a special position in the novel by the author,agree novel structure without prior consultation,Lead the beginning of the narrative line,and at the nodes of each narrative line to promote the plot development of the novel.At the same time,astrology in the novel play its role in the shaping of the characters,not only as the necessary skills for the Civil and military officials,but also Show the author how to Shape the character and temperament of the characters in the novel,through the interpretation of astrology,highlight the theme of the concept of destiny.The sixth part,The development and Enlightenment of The romance of the Three Kingdoms and astrology.Through the analysis of astrology in Romance of the Three Kingdom,we can see the astrology contains different meanings for different classes in the traditional culture.In Great tradition culture,astrology for the ruler,is the direct embodiment of destiny,therefore astrology has been considered official schools,prohibit private learning;for the literati class,learning and observation of astrology,is" the combination of heaven with man,inevitable way through the change of ancientand modern ".In Little tradition culture,the role of astrology on the general public,is more practical,just hope that through astrology choice,good fortune,removing disaster and family prosperity.By analyzing the relationship between astrology and traditional culture,we can not only understand the different meanings of astrology,but also understand the status and significance of astrology in traditional culture.The seventh part,Concluding remarks.summarizing the full text,summarizing the arguments,clarifying the relationship between astrology and romance of the Three Kingdoms and the connotation and importance of astrology in traditional culture.