The Study Of Images Of Han Women In The Historical Biography Literature Works In The Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty is a glorious period of ancient China, and is also a period when there were significant changes in society. Women of the time demonstrated very different mental outlook with those in other historical periods. Records of Han women is seen mainly in the historical biography works Shi Ji, Han Shu and Hou Han Shu. My topic is focused on women living in the Han Dynasty, trying to sum up the images of different types of women through systematic collation and analysis, and show to the readers the living conditions and mental outlook of Han women from all walks of life.The subject is divided into four parts, including the introduction and three chapters of the body.The introduction is mainly a brief on the subject suggesting, the previous research, and the significance of my research.The first chapter briefly divides typical females into five categories: women in power, women of political dependency, women as mothers, polydora, and non-governmental women. Queen Mother Lv, Queen Mother Dou and Queen Xiao Yuan were all distinguished as Queens, and dominated court politics for several years. But they had different characters as a result of different life experiences, different ideology between the regression in three different times. Other wives and daughters of Emperor in Han Palace could not be independent of politics, such as Qi Ji, Zhao Jun, etc, just in a position of subordination. In addition to a large number of women portrayed in politics, the historical biography literature works in the Han Dynasty also portrayed a series of moving images as mothers, talented women (polydora) and non-governmental women. It showed us the colorful life trajectory of Han women from all walks of life.The second chapter mainly develops the typically artistic value of the historical biography literature works in the Han Dynasty. The historical biography works created a large number of distinct and vivid female characters. This attributed to the author's superb artistic practices. The historians portraited many unforgettable females, using a variety of artistic practices in light of the times and using contrast against the background.The third chapter explores the social patterns and characteristics of the times, as reflected by the images of women in the Han Dynasty, from the religious ideology to women's social status. It also reveals the deep cultural comprehension of the images of Han women combining with the author's female view.