The Relationship Between Zhao Ming Selected Works And The Literary Mind And Carving Of Dragons

Both Zhao Ming Selected Works and The Literary Mind as Carving Dragons have been holding a peak position in parallel in the history of literature in the Southern Dynasties and they are contrasting to each other like shining jade.The relationship between them,that is,whether The Literary Mind as Carving Dragons has any influence on Zhao Ming Selected Works has been an important issue in the study of the Zhao Ming Selected Works(the research on the Zhao Ming Selected Works),and it is quite difficult to reach a consensus after long-term debate.This thesis will comprehensively compare and analyze the similarities and differences between the two books,hoping for a modest contribution.The exploration of the relationship between the two books not only can better analyze the guiding ideology,stylistic view,literary view and concrete works,but also restore the literary style of the Southern Dynasties and deepen the research on the relationship between the different natures and styles of the collections and literary criticism works.Whether it is a small pavilion or the huge Lu Emmanuel temple,it is impossible to stand without the support of the cornerstone.The research on the relationship between Zhao Ming Selected Works and The Literary Mind as Carving Dragons should be based on the two aspects of the research,one is on the relationship between the editor Xiao Tong and the author Liu Xie and the other is on the questions they met when compiling.According to the analysis on the intention,the time and the nature of compiling Zhao Ming Selected Works and The Literary Mind as Carving Dragons,plus the participation of Liu Xie in the compilation,who held a position in the East Palace and was deeply loved by the prince,it all leads to the possibility and necessity to make comparison between the two books.The comparative study of the collections and literary criticism works that are similar in age and widely recognized in the process of circulation can promote the discussion and cognition of the literary concept of the Southern Dynasty.The classification of styles and the selection of works and writers embodies the similarities and differences between the two books.Therefore,it is especially important to comprehensively compare writers and works in order to avoid one-sided choice that is beneficial to their own views.The comparison of writers,works and styles of Zhao Ming Selected Works and The Literary Mind as Carving Dragons in each period directly proves that Zhao Ming Selected Works has been influenced by The Literary Mind as Carving Dragons.The selection of the works in the two books reflects both the literary concept of the equality between the literary form and its content and the construction of the Confucianism.Xiao Tong as the prince,his primary intention of compiling the Zhao Ming Selected Works is to "reform the world"(ruling the country),and secondly to pay attention to aesthetics.In contrary,Liu Xie deeply understands Confucianism.The lines of The Literary Mind as Carving Dragons are full of the meaning of "Literature benefits country first",and displays the aesthetic taste of the Chinese nation,which are essentially consistent with Xiao Tong's core value system.The two books are close in time,and the Zhao Ming Selected Works is based on The Literary Mind as Carving Dragons,but Zhao Ming Selected Works can also be regarded as a selected literary criticism history.The influence of The Literary Mind as Carving Dragons on Zhao Ming Selected Works is not only reflected in the works of selected writers,but also in the theoretical level of literary criticism.The research on the relationship between Zhao Ming Selected Works and The Literary Mind as Carving Dragons is more related to the exploration of the literary style of the Southern Dynasties and the understanding of literary concepts and styles.It also makes easy to identify the relations of literary documents which are different in types,but bear similar literary concept in the same era to advance the study of the relationship between the two books.