The Study On Women And Imperial Examination In The Novels Of The Ming Dynasty

In the themes about women and imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty novels,the women have outstanding talent,and have an important impact on the future of the examinee,the theme about the prominence of woman's talent deserves attention and research.The theme of "women and the imperial examination" is focused on the novels of the "Sanyan and Erpai","Xing Shi Yan","Shi Dian Tou","Huai Chun Ya Ji" and so on,pick the chapter of women related to imperial examination,aim to study the deep connotation of the themes of women and imperial examinations in the novels of the Ming Dynasty.The first chapter is the introduction,introduce the purpose,significance and present situation of the study.The second chapter further analyzes the cause of prosperity of the themes about women and imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty novels,they are the external factors of the society,the internal factors of the author,and the woman's own factors,attempt analyze this literary phenomenon roundly.The third chapter analyses the role of women in the imperial examination about the novels of the Ming Dynasty,mother,wife,prostitutes provide material or spiritual aid to the examinee actively,there are other women who help the examinee,embody women`s the key role in the process of examinee obtain scholarly honour.The fourth chapter explores the concept of the imperial examination about various female characters in the novel,it is noteworthy that these female characters are not a simple support attitude towards the imperial examination,contrary,it present complexity and contradiction,therefore,the concept of the imperial examination about them should be analyzed carefully.The fifth chapter summarizes the substance and characteristics of the themes about women and imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty novels.In the substance,the female images in these novels demonstrate the trend of "explicit talent",realizing the novel's "awaken" function via evaluate the examinee,in the art,the double narrative structure enriches the flection of the plot,the contrastive means of expression,the language of vulgar and elegant,constitute the artistic features of such novels.In a word,this kind of novel embodies the interaction between women and the imperial examination,the imperial examination system affects woman's ideology and behavior,women themselves also have great impact on the imperial examination society.