Pluralist Investigation Of Lu Ye Xian Zong

Lu Ye Xian Zong, written in 1753-762, a little bit latter than the time of Ru Lin Wai slii and A Dream in (lie Red Mansion, is a important creation at the middle of Qing Dynasty. The pluralism is the distinct characteristic of Qing Dynasty. The pluralism is the distinct characteristic of this work which is exhibited in (he theme, contents, the artistic structure and its cultural connotation This thesis devotes to the analysis of the pluralist characteristic and its causes which poses certain value and significance in understanding and grasping its essence.The pluralism, first, is showed in the theme type. Merging the gods and spirits, histories, humanity together, while keeps the parallel systems respectively. This is the characteristic differs from others.Why did this distinct work emerge in the middle of Qing Dynasty? There are several causes : A, viewing from the novels development, there is continuous interactions and assimilation among the novels of god and spirits, history and humanity along their own developing tracks; B, viewing from the evolution angle, the ancestors did not make the distinction among the mythology, novel and history, It is a commonplace that a novel assimilates (he mythology, his(ory together; C, viewing from the stylistic angle, a mixture style of novel is the feature of ancient novel. The mixture is made up of rhymed prose, poem, Fu; D, viewing from (he ramification of the novels in history, the definition of novel's type is fuzzy and vague.Secondly, the cultural connotation of the Lu Ye Xian Zong. The thoughts of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism mixed in this novel from the beginning to the end. The cause of its formation are: A, the merger of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in the traditional cultural mood is the origin of its pluralist connotation; B, the mixture of the doctrines of the three fractions merging in the novel shov?thevague border of the cultural connotation; C, the contradiction in this creation's thoughts makes the connotation of culture more puzzling.Thirdly, the pluralism also shows in the theme modes. The themes seized by this novel are the types of high frequency in the traditional novel, such as the theme of god and spirits who set up tests for human, the journey to the heaven dreams; the sex theme in the humane novel, the good and evil in the historical novel . The cause of pluralism in the theme model are: A, the theme of pluralism; B, the writer's writing anesthetic experience; C, the different tastes in anesthetics; D, the emphasis on the mythology of the knowledge and the academic accumulation.Finally, the pluralism also represent is the morphological structures. A portion of this novel adopted the morphological structure popular in present novels, wvnile, the whole work has its own structure morphology. The pluralism of structure can be traced back to the gradually multifaceted social life and the heritage and creativity in the discourse.In a word, this thesis tries to investigate the pluralistic characteristic, and to comprehend; and grasp its inner connotations, with the hope of justice and objective evaluation.