The Study On Immortals Stories In Wei Jin And The Northern And Southern Dynasties' Weird Novel

Becoming immortals is the important subject matter in Wei Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties.The kind of stories mainly focus on Shen Xian Zhuan and Dong Xian Zhuan,which has a large number of characters and has a deep influence on later literature.From different perspectives,the paper mainly studies the writing background,story types,literature characteristic and the cultural connotation of becoming immortals stories with the research methods of text reading and literature analysis,in order to explore and discuss Taoist immortals concept,times connotation and its practical significance.This article is divided into three parts including introduction,main body and epilogue.The introduction part points out the research object and the significance of the topic,summarizes the research status and existing-problems of the immortals stories in the weird novel,and clarifies the research ideas and methods.The body part consists of four chapters.Chapter 1 "The Generating Environment of Immortal Stories in Wei Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties' Weird Novel” discusses why the immortal stories emerged in endlessly during this period.Firstly,the development of Taoist immortals concept is the ideological basis of the story.Secondly,more and more people choose to make efforts to become immortals under the history background.Lastly,the biography literature of Han dynasty provided the creation template.Chapter 2 "The Study on the Types of Immortal Stories in Wei Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties' Weird Novel" analyzes the types according to two classification criteria.In the first section,immortals stories are divided into four categories,which is founded on the method of being immortals.These methods are ingesting the elixir,practicing Taoism,being guided by immortals and healing or helping others.The second section states briefly three modes of becoming immortals that includes soaring,living in seclusion and being a Lich.Chapter 3 "The Literature Characteristic and The Influence of Immortal Stories in Wei Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties' Weird Novel" primarily describes the artistic feature from the narrative language,plot and theme of the story;indicates that Immortal Stories had a profound influence on Chinese Ancient Fiction and poetic works;expounds the significance of the literary objects such as spirit beast,bamboo sticks and things in five colors.Chapter 4 "The Cultural Connotation and The Value of Immortal Stories in Wei Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties' Weird Novel " firstly sketches out the immortality idea at that time.In the second section,combined with the social reality of this dynasty,the paper embodies the era connotation.For instance,the immortals stories have reflected life consciousness,reclusion ideology and so on.In addition,readers can find out the practical significance and modern value of these stories.The conclusion of this article summarizes the foregoing and illuminates the unique charm and research value in the history of Chinese literature once again.