The History Of The Evolution Of Zhangfei's Image In Romance Of The Three Kingdoms

Zhang Fei is a famous military general in Shu dynasty of the three kingdoms,who is famous for his heroic loyalty.Over one thousand years of time span and the rheological process,Zhang Fei who was written to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms,and became known and loved as a popular typical literature,completed the gorgeous transformation from the historical image to the literary image.During the period of the Three kingdoms,the Western and Eastern Jin,and Southern and Northern Dynasties,Annals of the Three Kingdoms written by Chen Shou recorded Zhang Fei's images of brave and skilful in battle,respect the wise,brave and wisdom,ruthless and brutal.When Pei Songzhi noted Annals of the Three Kingdoms,his evaluation of Zhang Fei and his deeds had strengthened Zhang Fei's image features of brave with righteousness,simple and bad temper and at the same time increased the criticism of Zhang Fei.The historical records of Sui and Tang Dynasties fully affirmed Zhang Fei's rule of virtue and military achievements and took care of the image of Zhang Fei's bravery and respect the wise man.When Tang poetry intoned Zhang Fei's bold and powerful,it expressed more to Zhang Fei's tragic fate.In this period,folk comedy and legend novels recorded and deduced the Three Kingdoms' story,Which enriched the denotation of Zhang Fei's image.In Song and Yuan Dynasties,there was a discuss on the orthodox problem of the Three Kingdoms and affected by the dominant idea of“Hold Liu Against Cao”,Zhang Fei has been widely praised.As far as the evolution of Zhang Fei's image,it has acquired relatively independent character of literature and in Tang and Song poems,authors reaveled the affirmation to Zhang Fei's outstanding figures.In the Story-telling of Three Kingdoms,Zhang Fei bacame the truly hero.Different from before,Zhang Fei's image apparently changes in the following four aspects: brave to the extraordinary brave,brutal and ruthless to rash and uncourteous,the emergence of a bloodthirsty image,the desalination of the wisdom and respect the wise characteristics.During the Mingand Qing dynasties,Luo Guanzhong completed the shape of Zhang Fei's literary image,sized Zhang Fei's rough external image,beautify Zhang Fei's image of loyalty,bravery,wisdom and mang interesting.Mao Zonggang praised Zhang Fei by modifying the way of text and add comments for Zhang Fei is a hero with loyalty,kindness and manners and also a military commanders with bravery and wisdom and particularly highlighted Zhang Fei's personal characteristics of impatience,rash but fair and hanged over the strong comedy color.