Novel Theory Of Mao

The prosper period of chinese novel theory emerge in seventeen century, Mao Zonggang is one of significant critic. The criticism about"SANGUOYANYI"(《三国演义》) mainly by him,have became a finalized version through four hundred years.Now we call it as"Mao-book"("毛本"). The cognition about novel art which is reflected in criticism and mendity of"Mao-book"("毛本"), accelerate the mature of this theory,it's systematic value deserve thoroughgoing work.This dissertation is divided into six chapters. In chapter one, the author discrimmates that"SANGUOYANYI"(《三国演义》) was commented by the father and son, but mainly by Mao Zonggang.Their commention take"Li Zhuowu-book"("李卓吾本") as the original text, alter such as the chapter, the language, the images, the plot and so on, reveal the point of novel art.In chapter two, Mao Zonggang carries on the point of romance value for unreal, overall analyse the nature of history novel. He thinks that there are difference between history novel and history book: the book should stand each one alone,but the novel should compose a entirety; the book shouldn't put together, but the novel shouldn't be cutted off. He poses that the history novel should record humain affairs, narrate specified affairs, and write through natural wonderful affairs improvising natural wonderful literary. According to texteual research,the preface of The First Genious Book(《第一才子书》) is writed by Li Yu, so thinking of Mao Zonggang's novel viewpoint as faithful record which discuss from writing fully basis on real, is a history misread.Chapter three first focus on the comment about human disposition relations, he poses three method such as the relations of drawing,the relationgs of host and guest and the corresponding relations. The second, although his point of eternal first have tendency of absolutize, but it has such theory presupposition as style form, social psychology and aesthetic, and in fact the character of image is not simplistie but complicated, everybody different everybody distinct. About the relations between character and enviroment,he summarizes a dialectical point which images changes following time,it fills the insufficient of theory of Jin Shengtan. The last focus on the comment about images creation, he analysizes three method example as talent set off ablity,grow by three level,conceal but appear.Of them,the last one develops the method of tradition poem, contains rich aesthetic meaning. Chapter four discuss that the best contribution of Mao Zonggang is his point on novel structure. He analyses the whole distribution and the part distribution of novel, put forward three plot-method. He also realizes the affection of poem, prose and so on style form which insert in the novel,and analysizes the art trait of serial novel structure. He thinks the rear of"SANGUOYANYI"(《三国演义》) has aesthetic trait of stranger and unrealer, this point enlarges reader's realization. He thinks the reader should take the rear as manner as must read it, and treat well it.In chapter five, the author thinks of Mao Zonggang's narrative critic as the best mature delegate.The revise part of"Mao-book"("毛本") reflect his realization about narrative art. He poses two concept as alternating narrative method and wonderful narrative art, stresses on narrative action, pursue ingenious narrstive condition. He advances the narrative perspective should be wonderfully unknown this man,and thinks that inside angle has the function of better stranger. He thinks that geographical space has meaning of not only orderly but also secretly,sensitive wares it is an position art which put Zhuge Jin in this best wonderful place. He pointouts the technological process of"SANGUO"(《三国》) is regulated by two kind of space mechanism, such as the relation mechanism from one side to the other side, the situation mechanism from battle drumbeats to lute voice. He also advances three space narrative model,such as model of symmetry, model of intersect, and method of writing the image when it is not exist.In chapter six, the author talks about the grammar theory of Mao Zonggang. About rhetoric, he analyses the rhetoric art of the end of chapter, and the rhetoric message between style of writing, and poses three rhetoric skill example as antithesis,vary and irony. About novel skill, analyses his viewpoint to protrude,insert and foreshadow. About the fine of article, he thinks the novel should be read real feelings make us shed tears, should be uneven and no unform, should be writted in sequence.Concluding remarks: Mao Zonggang is the pioneer of ancient history novel theory, his comment about"SANGUOYANYI"(《三国演义》) promote and facilitate to take Chinese novel critical mode into shape.In the last of this dissertation, the author appendix textual research about Mao Zonggang's word size and teacher, and compile his scattered articles.