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Female Generals Imagine Study In Qing Dynasty Popular Novels

Posted on:2008-12-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y Y LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360218451655Subject:Ancient literature
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Qing dynasty's popular novels created a lot of female generals image, which is a quite glorious ancient women figures type group. Female generals of the special nature lies in the fact that they do not have to stay in boudoir, but can sail battlefields, make contributions, play social responsibility. This is precisely what makes female generals marginalization, which became stuck in a kind of figure. Because of its own gender identity and social role of the conflict between makes the novel's female generals in with the rebellious spirit gratifying at the same time, inevitably there are certain limitations. Depictions of"bound-feet", which is in conflict focused on the physical embodiment , Female generals have been exaggerated or weak female gender identity, raising doubts about their ability to shoulder the heavy responsibility of generals ; Or distorted image, thus denying women their proper gender identity. Battlefield marriage, is a rebellious spirit embodied of female generals, yet these are often mixed with love and zhongxiao conflict , Furthermore, the female generals who often break the will of the father has been in control of her husband's regulatory control again. On the"battlefield marriage"this model itself, a certain perspective, it is played with a similar role to heqin. Novelist adopted of the way " Feminized the other"——By feminized the other force which is originally powerful and difficult to conquer, the first military confrontation change into a gender confrontation, thus Included into the marriage structure which implied power order. Inspected the female generals image mold causes,in fact, the concept of female in MingQing dynasty and male scholar progress inherent gender awareness collision results. Under the initial awakening of women's consciousness and the"Women with maliness"social trends influence, Qing Dynasty novel's female generals image has been successful, Although creators were on their shape has not completely break with traditional male perspective, But female generals who possesses the kind of independent consciousness and idea of the ideal is undoubtedly a step forward significance.
Keywords/Search Tags:literature in the Qing dynasty, popular nove, female generals, gender identity, social role, Thematology
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