The Morphological Study Of The Story Of "White Snake" In Different Styles

The Legend of the White Snake,one of the Chinese Four Folk Legends,has been spread for over eight hundred years,enduring and household.Adapted from the Legend of White Snake,relevant literary works in forms,such as novel,folk opera and Chinese opera,emerging in an endless stream.By means of deep careful reading,this paper aims at holding respective discussion on important works adapted from the Legend of White Snake from a stylistic perspective,to study different features of different stylistic works from the aspect of plot arrangement,characterization,aesthetic inclination,etc.The exordium,which clarifies the status quo of study on the Legend of the White Snake,introduces the reasons why to select this subject,the researching aims and meanings.Main body includes following four parts.Part one: the archetype of the Legend of the White Snake.The first part introduces the development the Legend of White Snake from germination to archetype.The Lady Bai was Pressed down the Lei-Feng Tower,as the archetype story,lays basis for development of the Legend of White Snake in forms of novel,folk opera and Chinese opera.Part two: the Legend of the White Snake in novel.Novel is the desk of literature,which is affected by many readers.This part,linked to the feature of genre of novel and aesthetic inclination of readers,analyzes features of the Legend of White Snake in novel from the aspect of plot arrangement,characterization and aesthetic inclination.Part three: the Legend of White Snake in folk opera.As a verbal and auditory art,folk opera artists reproduce the plot according to its feature of genre and audience's aesthetic inclination,to enhance narrative description and provide detailed characterization.Aesthetic inclination is linked to features of emphasis on emotional needs of audiences,secularization of plot,integration of performance and emotion and vividness of language.Part four: the Legend of the White Snake in Chinese opera.Chinese opera,as a stage art,presents the Legend of White Snake directly and vividly to the audience through singing,speaking,acting and acrobatic fighting of performers.Based on stylistic features of Chinese opera,the Legend of White Snake,divided into several different acts and sessions,shapes characters through setting of roles and various stage performance and movement.On aesthetic inclination,there features,like true and natural language,impromptu comic gestures and remarks,emphasis on posture performance and happy ending,provide great auditory and visual experience,satisfying aesthetic needs of audiences.