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A Study Of The Dream Of Red Chamber Accepted By The Shadow Dream Of Red Chamber

Posted on:2019-02-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X X LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330551954439Subject:Ancient Chinese literature
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Since the advent of Dream of Red Chamber,it has attracted many literati-requested books for continued success due to its outstanding achievements and the untold beauty of 80 times.Among them,The Shadow of the Dream of Red Chamber is the first sequel book created by female writers as well as the first female fiction handed down in the history of Chinese fictions.In terms of the essence,the continued book is not only an independent literary creation activity,but also a special way of appreciation and criticism of the original work,which has the significance of accepting aesthetics.The different continued books also reflect the individual's interpretation and acceptance of the original book.Dream of the Red Chamber is no exception.On the basis of aesthetics of acceptance,this thesis discusses the acceptance of the original works of Dream of Red Chamber from the perspectives of the creation background,the purpose of creation,the ideological content,the character image,and the artistic features by The Shadow of the Dream of the Red Chamber.Out of the pursuit of the principle of "reasonableness",Gu Taiqing starts from the true emotions of the characters in a specific context,ignores the character's psychology,writes the real state of the characters,so that the work to achieve the "natural and true" state.The main point,female perspective,and moral principle of The Shadow of the Dream of Red Chamber are inherited from Dream of the Red Chamber,and they have been transformed and abandoned.As far as its progressiveness and depth are concerned,it cannot naturally be compared with Dream of the Red Chamber,but it is based on a woman's life experience and realistic demands.It expresses Gu Taiqing's family ideals and life ideals and is in line with the life logic of noble women in that era,that is,to achieve what Gu Taiqing said as "natural truth." For the teaching and symbolization of filial piety,Gu Taiqing writes without losing the purpose of tenderness and honesty,and aims to create figures that are consonant with peace and conform to Confucian ethics.Under the premise of not ignoring the original,it is reasonable to pursue the truth of nature.In terms of scene description,dream description and space description,The Shadow of the Dream of Red Chamber has inherited and copied many of the Dream of the Rew Chamber but there is no lack of innovation.As one of the sequels of Dream of the Red Chamber,the creation of The Shadow of the Dream of Red Chamber also reflects the overall characteristics of the writer's attention to the reading of the original works and the emphasis on the emotional support of the works.
Keywords/Search Tags:The Shadow of the Dream of Red Chamber, Dream of Red Chamber, sequel, acceptance aesthetics
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