A Study Of Ghost Novels In The Tang Dynasty

In the tang dynasty,The novel developed into the new period of development.Not only on the point of view of the creative,but also artistic techniques,the novel is prosperous.About the matter of subject,the work which is related to the realistic is outstanding.But the work which is not related to the realistic also cannot be neglected.Novels which are related to the ghost are one of the important part to the non-realistic novels.The first chapter introduces the background of ghost novels in tang dynasty.As narrative literature,ghost novels originated from folk culture.First,on the basis of scholars' research,Take ghost consciousness as the core to comb out the ghost culture.Mainly introduces the emergence of "ghost consciousness",and point out how does the Time culture and Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism enrich the connotation of "ghost culture".Second,Consider it from a creative point of view,The authors keeps the eye on strange things.Most of these things took place in the evening conversation on the journey or in the gathering of literati banquets.Combined with the background of The Times,this paper analyzes the reasons why they focus on these wonder things.Then,the reading demands of the readers are the reason of why the author's creation.The second chapter introduces the world of ghosts which is based on text.? will introduce it from three aspects.First.people believe that the master of Mount Tai rules the ghosts.As the time changes,people believe that the master of Huashan Mountain govern the ghosts.Later,people treat Buddhist hell as the ghosts final destination.From the ghosts novels,we can see how the concepts of ghosts world changes.The third chapter conclusion the mainly story types of ghost novels.One of the types is "ghost marriage "story,this type is one of the most important types in the history of mystery novels.From the perspective of the encounter between human and ghost,this paper elaborates on the theme of love and marriage in ghost novels of tang dynasty.The second type is the contact between human and ghosts which including ghost help,harm,make friends with human.Finally,the theme of going into the hell is divided into a section,with the reason of going to the hell as the dividing standards.The last chapter summarizes the realistic significance of ghost novels in tang dynasty.The world of ghosts just like the world of men.In all aspects,ghost novels reflect the social reality.Among the main types of stories,the most typical ones are the travel into the dark and the love between human beings and ghosts.Therefore,we mainly summed up the exposure to the dark officialdom,as well as the pursuit of a better love life.