| Compliment commentary is a kind of genre in which historical authors express compliment commentary on historical events, often with a strong flavor of emotions. The dissertation unfolds along these two lines: the perspective of object and that of subject. As to the object, the Compliment commentary proper, this study probes into the genre's origin, development, and its social cultural connotations, on the one hand, and looks for its instantiations in literature and arts. As to the subject, the author, the present study investigates history officials' professional senses and their changes on the one hand, and analyzes authors' stance manifested in the texts, on the other hand.This dissertation is divided into six chapters. The introduction is a brief statement of research significance, previous studies. The last chapter, Chapter six, is a general statement of Compliment commentary manifested in other history texts, and its influence on poetry, novel and prose. The body of dissertation is composed of four chapters.Style and its cultural connotation chapter. Given Compliment commentary is an established genre, this chapter deals with the origin of Compliment commentary in A Book of History. Compliment commentary has a long standing of simulating history officials' practice of creating styles talking about politics, which has its direct borrowing from the formula of "gentlemen observe" in The Biography of Zou. Compliment commentary has also fused into it the practice of what the last chapter of sacral odes commonly has. The simulation style also finds its traces in Qu Yuan's works and Books of Portry, but it was not until Sima Qian's works came out that finally make the genre perfect. From Xihan Dynasty through Nan Dynasty, commentary hands on from generation to generation. Authors may use it to talk about classic works, to comment on prominent figures, or to reason metaphysics. This is, as it were, the cultural roots on which the earlier four history works flourish. Literature and arts chapter. This chapter is further divided into two parts. The first part is concerned with the vigor of style in Romance and Chuan and Qiu Dynasty and its variations. The second part examines the relationship of the earlier four history works, prose styled, to the ancient literature on the one hand, and to the contemporary literature, on the other hand. makes a comparison of the four authors' artistic personalities.History officials' senses of truth and responsibility chapter. This chapter probe into history officials' professional senses and their changes manifested in the compliment commentary part of the works. Cultural causes of the changes are also analyzed. The attitudes of the four authors toward to truth and responsibility have connection with the status changes of history officials, the heated thoughts of current, and their rational knowledge. A multi-dimension study of ideology of the compliment commentary authors chapter. It makes a in-depth study of the four authors' stance and reveals their underlying value preferences. For instance, Sima Qian treats Confucianism and other schools of thoughts on his understanding of Pre-Qin Dynasty history officials' good command of kingcraft and academics. Therefore, Sima Qian tends to value rational and logos. Due to his bitter sufferings, he comments on life and human relations with a strong flavor of peculiarity. Ban Gu, another prominent writer of history works, bases his comments on the standard of Confucianism. His thought is sometimes in conflict with that of the ruling class. In Romance of Three Kingdoms, Confucianism is one of the standards for compliment commentary to weigh social figures. In addition, Chen Shou, one other prominent writer of history works, comments on kings from aspects of tricks and tolerance, and on feudatory from aspects of intelligence and disposition. Fan Ye, in his Anecdotes of Post Han, extends his comments not only on Confucianism, but also on fidelity, rational, and generosity, the motivation of which is inseparable from th...
|
PDF Full Text Request