Study On Evolution And Communication Of Lusu’s Image

In the three kingdoms, Lu Su, who changed most and impressed readers with his"honesty", is one of the consistently "dwarfed" characters by literature. However, fewpeople have paid attention to his changes in image.Firstly, in different historical classics in different dynasties, characteristics of LuSu’s image evolution, cultural implication, and historians’ historical thoughts haveimportant influence on the evolution of his image. The History of the ThreeKingdoms combed Lu Su’s life in detail. The notes of Pei Songzhi made the image ofLu Su clearer, more stereoscopic and more exquisite. Taking time as the orderComprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government listed Lu Su’s chronicle of big eventsand focused on Lu Su’s deeds in big events. Based on Chinese Confucian culture andwarrior culture, Lu Su in the historical narration showed the image characteristics andcultural implication of benevolence, wisdom, courage and righteousness and theimage features of good political wisdom and weakened generalship and militaryability was presented under the influence of Chen Shou’s View of Situation and Viewof People’s Strategy.Secondly, in different literary forms during various historical periods, the artimage of Lu Su was gradually finalized and developed. The first is the subversion ofLu Su’s image in historical narration made by notes of literati. Alienation started here.Taking the legend story of Lu Su’s Striving for the Tomb as an example, affected bythe orthodox idea of upholding Liu Bei, opposing Cao Cao and depreciating SunQuan, religious culture and the psychology of literati’s seeking for novelty, the imageof Lu Su in notes novels was treacherous and mysterious. Second, in poems of Tangand Song dynasties, the image characteristics of Lu Su’s generosity and loyalty,talents and wisdom and positive entry into the society reflected the poets’psychological pursuit of chanting Lu Su under the influence of the turbulent historyenvironment Confucian thoughts. Third, the new features of Lu Su’s change ofposition, supporting function and gradually being Confucianism in Yuan poeticdramas led to the further alienation of Lu Su’s image. Fourth, in novels in Yuan andMing dynasties, taking Popular Stories of the Three Kingdoms and Romance of theThree Kingdoms as examples, the completely alienated Lu Su was evolved into a strategist and a modest and self-disciplined gentleman with new features offaithfulness, forgiveness and honesty.Thirdly, after the creation of Lu Su’s art image, the transmission andcharacteristics in different areas and scopes are different. The first is Lu Su’scharacteristics of honesty and sincerity shaped by literature critics in Ming and Qingdynasties represented by Mao Zonggang. The second is Lu Su’s image in Beijingopera, storytelling and Pinghua, such as the General image with great strategicwisdom in the Beijing Opera Chibi Wars, slightly silly image of Duo Tou in SuzhouPinghua and honest and sincere image of sage in the north storytelling. The third isthe re-shaping of Lu Su’s image based on Luo Guanzhong’s original work in laterliteratures at home and abroad. Especially Japanese writers represented by YoshikawaEiji created Lu Su’s samurai characteristics of enduring and persistence.Finally, with the arrival of mass media era, helped by the electronic transmissionof information society, the image of Lu Su shows new characteristic of graduallyreturning to the historical image in the contemporary film and television works andthe Internet and electronic games with the theme of the Three Kingdoms.