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A Study On The Historical Evolution Of Mouse Marriage

Posted on:2021-01-13Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L D L M L T MuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2415330611468400Subject:Chinese Ethnic Language and Literature
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The folktale "a mouse marries daughter" has been studied for nearly a hundred years.In the study of Chinese rat marriage stories,the topic of "mice marrying girls" has been controversial since its birth.This paper starts from sorting out the classification research of the folktale "the mouse marries the girl",and on the basis of reviewing the previous research results,defines the scope of the story,that is,this paper studies the mouse marriage story with the feature of "the strong has its own strong hand".This paper starts with the five volumes and calilai and dimuenai,the sources of the folktale "the mouse marries the girl",and uses the classification and research methods of folklore and story-telling to further expand the distribution of the story in other parts of the world on the basis of the previously collected stories of "the mouse marries the girl".Furthermore,the author classifies,combs and analyzes the collected stories of "mice marrying girls" by using the methods of cross-cultural and cross-ethnic comparative research.Among them,the story of "the mouse marries the girl" in China is the main story,and the story of "the mouse marries the girl" in other regions is the auxiliary story.The folk story "mouse marries daughter" has a rich and widespread distribution in China.In the story,a mouse marries a cat to kill the rat,which reflects the distinctive characteristics of farming culture.Generally speaking,the evolution of the folk story "mouse marries daughter" is not only related to the historical "silk road",but also related to the folk culture of some countries along the "One Belt And One Road".In terms of cultural implications,the evolution of the folktale "mouse marrying daughter" has the characteristics consistent with the humanistic spirit of the new era,that is,people all over the world absorb and adapt the story of "mouse marrying daughter" in the process of developing their own folk culture,and move towards the cultural process of aesthetic consensus.
Keywords/Search Tags:Mouse Marriage, Folktale, Animal Tales, Panchatantra
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