The Ci In The Novels Of Ming Dynasty

In order to reveal a whole picture of ci poetry in the Ming Dynasty novels,this dissertation collects a large quantity of ci poems retained in 153 types of ancient vernacular novels,33 copies of classical Chinese fiction collections and 96 pieces of fictions of classical Chinese and analyzes them from different angles.Apart from the introduction,which briefs on the research background,research significance,research range and research method,the main body of this dissertation,with 6 chapters,could be roughly divided into 3 parts:The first part,consisting of Chapter 1 and 2,is devoted to a general survey of ci poetry in novels.Chapter 1 conducts a quantitative analysis of this phenomenon and then explores the special features and reasons of ci tunes used in novels;Chapter 2 makes a qualitative analysis of them,trying to clarify their division between elegance and vulgarity as well as their relation between aesthetics and functionality.The second part,including Chapter 3 and 4,investigates the phenomenon of employing ci in novels creation.Chapter 3 begins with the deciphering of the reasons why ci poetry is adopted in novels,then studies the different significance of ci style in the two systems of vernacular novels and classical Chinese novels and finally sorts out how impromptu ci in the vernacular novels of the Song and Yuan Dynasties developed into systematic patterns.Chapter 4 proceeds to discuss the continuing change and innovation of the narrative function of ci in the Ming Dynasty novels before studying how fiction theories of that time affected the usage of ci,that is,under the framework of "ci serving novels",ci could hardly participate in the novel system construction.This chapter finally concludes the artistic contribution of ci poetry to novels.The third part,composed of Chapter 5 and 6,is devoted to case studies of ci poetry in novels in terms of its history.Chapter 5,based on the definition of ci poetry in novels,studies the inheritance of former ci poetry in novels and the style of original ci poetry.Chapter 6 examines the relationship between the original ci poetry in novel and Ci creation in the Ming Dynasty:the novelists who created ci poems in novels are closely connected with the creation in ci circle in the employment of ci tunes,which can be illustrated by a comprehensive statistic investigation of the ci tunes in the Ming Dynasty.Besides,this chapter elaborates on the sources,standard of choice and stylistic features of ci poetry in three important ci collections in the Ming Dynasty.The appendix is concerned with relevant propositions of Ci poetry in novels.Firstly,a new study of ci and poetry in the prelude to Jinpingmei of Chongzen years is supposed to supplement the previous research;secondly,the development and popularizing path of novellas is hoped to be revealed;Thirdly,CaotangShiyu,as the most popular Song ci collection in the Ming Dynasty heavily indebted to groups of novelists,with its creation aim and property is also reexamined.