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"journey To The West" And Immortal Culture

Posted on:2002-02-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:G Q ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360032455589Subject:Ancient literature
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The dissertation consists of four sections(chapters).The first chapter is the background.The second and third embody its focal points,and the fourth is the conclusion. Chapter2,named the position and function of The West Travel Notes,expounds its value in fairy culture history from a vertical angle.At first,it built up a magnificent heaven palace based on the former fairylands,where the humanistic airs are quite dense.Second,it set up the Jade Emperor's authority as the highest god in Taoism is beat down.Moreover,the West Travel Notes narrates story around fairies,human beings and demons.Human beings are the center of stories,which indicates that the fairy world has entered the ternary society from the unified.Meanwhile it stresses the time spirit of the novels about gods and devils during Ming and Qing Dynasities. The contents of chapter3go deep into inner structure of the novel,and analyze the relationship between fairy culture and society life,giving us a transection condition.The article believes that the novel has a certain parts to talk about the internal elixir whereas others criticize the current emperor and society reality.Since this two areas were not suitable for===================...
Keywords/Search Tags:The West Travel Notes, Fairy culture, Fairy literature, Novels about gods and spirits, The Jade Emperor, The internal elixir.
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