On The Satirical Consciousness Of "Linchuan Four Dreams"

Tang Xianzu's drama "Linchuan Four Dreams" deputizes the peak of drama creation in the Ming Dynasty. Though "Four dreams" were popular, the research on it didn't open out on a higher level for a long time. The research in Tang xianzu and "Linchuan Four Dreams" broke through at the end of 1970's, while there is no in-depth research in the satirical consciousness of "Linchuan Four Dreams". The thesis is a special and systematic study in it from the background content the evolvement character and the infection factors etc.The thesis is made up of introduction text and epilogue, and the text has four parts.The introduction narrates the research condition of "Linchuan Four Dreams", definitudes the object of the thesis and the significance of the study.The first chapter reviews the background of the satirical consciousness of "Linchuan Four Dreams" from two sides: the satirical tradition of drama and the satirical consciousness of the dramas in the Ming Dynasty. The satirical tradition of drama is the spiritual source and cource of the satirical consciousness of "Linchuan Four Dreams". The satirical consciousness in dramas is strong in the middle and later period of the Ming Dynasty."Four Dreams" is a representation of the drama subject in this era.The second chapter discusses the satirical content of "Linchuan Four Dreams". It is much abundant and the satirical points are extensive. The text disparts as four aspects: official society current politics feual ethics and Neo-confucianism human relations and humanity, and makes a detailed analysis.The third chapter discusses the evolvement condition of the satirical consciousness of "Linchuan Four Dreams". The satirical strength takes on the gradually enhanced track in the mass, has some wave in local. The emphasized points in "Linchuan Four Dreams" are diffirent. Zi Chai Ji emphasizes the individual style and character. The peony pavilion emphasizes ethics and Neo-confucianism culture, Nan Ke Ji emphasizes the bad habits in officialdom, Han Dan Ji emphasizes on politics. The cynicism to politics runs through "Linchuan Four Dreams". It's necessary to differnertiate the well-meaning and the vicious satire, the relation between satire and innuendo.The forth chapter discusses the infection factors of the satirical consciousness of "Linchuan Four Dreams". Tang Xianzu's complicated ideas, proud character, philosophic thinking, the profound cognition to society and human, the drama view, are the infection author factors of the satirical consciousness of Linchuan Four Dreams" .The satirical consciousness of "Linchuan Four Dreams" is a mirror of society and time spirit in the final analysis.The epilogue summarizes the characteristics and the meaning in the satirical consciousness of Linchuan Four Dreams". It has three characteristics: runningthrough the "Linchuan Four Dreams", the most representation of officialdom, many points. The satirical consciousness of "Linchuan Four Dreams" sings the era ictus, some contents arrive at a unprecedented height.