The Study Of A Dream Of Red Mansions And The Origin Of Pre Qin Chu Culture

A dream of Red Mansions is deeply influenced by the thoughts of the southern pre Qin Chu scholars,especially the influence of Laozi,Zhuzi and Chuci.The introduction introduces the source and basis of the topic selection,the literature review of the research on a dream of Red Mansions and the works of Chu scholars,as well as the research focus,research content and research methods of this paper.The first chapter discusses the natural beauty of a dream of Red Mansions and the spirit of Laozi’s natural aesthetics.The spirit of realistic art in a dream of Red Mansions originated from Laozi’s idea of advocating natural beauty,it is reflected in Jia Baoyu’s writing of natural humanity and the description of human feelings in his novels.The second chapter discusses the origin of a dream of Red Mansions and Zhuangzi.The individual freedom consciousness of Baoyu,Daiyu is related to Zhuangzi’s freedom thought;Jia Baoyu’s real person bearing is related to Zhuangzi’s real person image;Baoyu and Miaoyu’s grotesque figures are similar to those in Zhuangzi.The third chapter discusses the artistic techniques of a dream of Red Mansions and songs of Chu,which are embodied in the aesthetic taste of taking sadness as beauty and the symbolism of fragrant grass beauty.Finally,the conclusion summarizes the influence of Laozi,Zhuangzi and Chuci on a dream of Red Mansions.