The Study On Literati Fortune Dramas Of Yuan Dynasty

Literati fortune drama is a drama theme flourished in Yuan Dynasty,it's structured plot has been criticized by many scholars and experts.But behind the structured model there is some unspeakable pain and anger about Yuan Dynasty literati,they express senses through writing drama with full of desolate world,so the value would not be underestimated.In addition,literati fortune dramas of Yuan Dynasty highlight abnormal amazing similarity in original story about drawing materials,the typed characters also prominent characteristic.However,the studies on literati fortune dramas of Yuan Dynasty are concentrated in the criticism and negation for a long time,and there are rare system and theoretical research.Thus,it is a very worthy of study but has not been paid much attention to.Therefore,this paper regard The Study on Literati Fortune Drama of Yuan Dynasty as the research subject in order to make realistic evaluation and in-depth discussion for this literature phenomenon.This paper is divided into five chapters.The first chapter is the overall view of the literati fortune dramas of Yuan dynasty.First,the literati fortune dramas' origin of the story and development and changes in the dynasties are investigated,and the reasons for literati fortune drama's generating creation upsurge in Yuan dynasty are summarized.Secondly,the concept of "literati fortune drama" is defined,and select 15 literati fortune dramas of Yuan Dynasty from Yuanquxuan and Yuanquxuan Waibian.The second chapter is the study on the origin material of literati fortune dramas of Yuan Dynasty.Firstly,testing the origin material of literati fortune dramas of Yuan Dynasty,and then summarize the four characteristics combining with historical data and text.Then discuss the adjustment of literati fortune dramas of Yuan Dynasty from inheritance and reconstruction two aspects.The third chapter is the research on the mentality of the literati.The first section discusses literati's sorrowful mentality of "Confucian scholar is not as good as people this life" from literati's life,social status,political ideal three aspects.The second quarter discusses literati's positive attitude of "take off rags and wear purple clothes" from complex and contradict fame and proud philosophy of life reflected in the dramas.The third section focuses on literati seeking solace in the psychological of "borrow others' glasses and water their own emotions".The fourth chapter mainly studied from the angle of art creation.The first section studies plot mode of the literati fortune dramas of Yuan Dynasty,then summarizes the characteristics and causes.The second section explores creation of the characters from two aspects of stereotyped and personalized characters.The fifth chapter is the case analysis.The differences between drama and legend are researched through selecting some representative dramas in 15 literati fortune dramas of Yuan Dynasty related to the theme of legend.The conclusion summarize and evaluates the literati fortune dramas of Yuan Dynasty,and clarify its value and significance.