The Imagery Of Chivalrous Man In 《Sixty Operas》

Sixty Operas compiled by Mao Jin who was the famous in MingDynasty,is a great legend in Chinese drama history,since itsinception,it has always been the concern of many scholars, therelated research is results and so.Sixty Operas created all kinds ofcharacter images, and chivalrous image is one of the most gloriousimage.The current research on chivalrous image of the academiccircles mainly focus on the novel aspects, and for the drama of thechivalrous image did less.There has not direct study on "SixtyOperas"of chivalrous image yet, scholars mainly research on singlework or single playwright. This article is based on the Sixty Operasand the basis of abundant material, select the chivalrous image, thengo on system arrangement and explore. The chivalrous imageresearch as a starting point can interpret Sixty Operas in multi-angle,which is of great advantage to the deep connotation of worksand the mentality of scholars and writers.At the same time,throughthe systematic study of chivalrous image in Sixty Operas, it can make people understand more about the man of this special class, providesome methods and ideas for future research of chivalrous image.The first part is overview on Sixty Operas of chivalrousimage.Firstly,it defines the scope of the study,and divides the worksin Sixty Operas as the age of creation,moreover,it divides the worksinto education, love, history and other four categories according tothe different themes.Then it is through the column graph for SixtyOperas of the chivalrous image to analysis its characteristicspresented in the role, status in employment, main function and agecharacter etc..The second part is the classification of Sixty Operas ofchivalrous image. Firstly,according to figures in the different ways,the chivalrous image divides into gallant people of the gas,roadinjustice of people,heavy suicidal people,people who give their moneyaway,kindness and hatred are clearly distinguished people fivecategories, and each chivalrous image analysis by theirexample.Secondly,according to the legends of Ming and Qing uniquecolor system,the chivalrous image divides into dan feet chivalrousimage, clown chivalrous image and net feet chivalrous imageaccording to the division of different role division for foot chivalrousimage.The third part analyse the characteristics of Sixty Operas of chivalrous image and discusses the cause of its formation. First ofall,Sixty Operas of chivalrous image shows the features of the typewhich perform language, character and behavior type specifically,thecauses of its formation reasons involve many aspects includingfunction of art and story ontology of opera, psychology and role thataudience accepting and other reasons.Secondly,Sixty Operas ofchivalrous image also shows obvious tendency ofpopularization,which divides concretely into utilitarian performanceand life form two aspects,moreover,the formation of the secularcharacteristics and the dramatist’s psychology and drama aestheticsare closely related.The last part is the analysis of Sixty Operas of chivalrousimage,which is divided into five parts.It respectively launchdiscussion in promoting the dramatic plot development, revealing thesocial reality, deepening the theme of the story, shaping thedistinctive characters, expressing the good wishes and hopes on hisideal life people etc.