The Research On Narrative Origin Of Liao Zhai Zhi Yi

The thesis is aimed at summarizing the narrative tradition of Chinese classical fiction, based on analyzing the case study of the chronologic research of the narrative of Liao-Zhai Zhi Yi. We wish we can conclude the narrative tradition of Chinese classical fiction by the research of Liao-zhai's narrative art.The thesis contains six main parts. In the first part, we will discuss the relation between folk narrative and the narration of Liao-zhai. Folk beliefs and motifs pervade in Chinese classical fiction, especially in Liao-zhai. They both exert their influences upon the narrative in Chinese classical fiction. The folk narrative influence not only on the narrative contents of Chinese classical fiction, but also on the narrative patterns. In the second part, historical narrative provided extremely rice experience for Liao -zhai and Chinese classical fiction. Liao-zhai inherited the art of of historical narrative, such as the narrative point of view, the narrative structure, the narrative time and space, the narrative spirit. The third part mainly analyzed the influence of classical fiction and drama narrative technique. Pu-songling inherited the excellent narrative tradition of Chinese classical fiction and drama, more important, he innovated it. The forth part mainly discuss the relation between Liao-zhai and Eight-part essay. In theMing-Qing Dynasties, the relationship between classical fiction and the Eight-part essay is rather close. Eight-part essay Contains the bud of the conception"opening, development, change and conclusion", which give much impact on Liao-zhai. On the base of mastering skeleton and basic characters of Eight-legged essay, this part will discusse what Pu-songling leraned from Eight-legged essay narrative art. In the fifth part, we find that Pu-songling inherited many narrative skills from theory of Painting and Calligraphy. Because of same cultural ideas and same modes of thinking, the Chinese classical fiction borrowed the terms of Calligraphy and Painting, such as the shape-spirit theory, the Outline Drawing (bai miao). In sixth part, we will discuss the rhymed verses narrative in Liao-zhai. Since Tang Dynasty, there has been a trend that more and more classical fiction intermingled with rhymed verses to narrative. It's known to all that fiction and rhymed verse are totally different literature forms. But now, they intermingled with each other. The rhymed verses which are contained in fiction, have various unique aesthetic functions, such as bring out themes conspicuously, expressing emotions, creating atmospheres, setting off images, portraying characters, analyzing the soul, and so on.The narrative of Liao-zhai not only inherited the previous narrative art, but also had a significant impact on subsequent fictions.With the spread of Liao-zhai, more and more Chinese fiction are deeply impacted by Liao-zhai, not only ideas,also narrative. Therefore, we can think that Liao-Zhai has a role of linking the previous and subsequent narrative art in Chinese narrative tradition. More important, we can also conclude the narrative tradition of the Chinese classical fiction.