A Study Of The Novels Into The Underworld In Taiping Guangji

Death has always been the ultimate proposition that human beings seek.Since ancient times,people have launched many imaginations on this proposition.novels into the underworld are the typical representatives of that achievements.Novels into the underworld arose in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.They integrate many elements of ghost and god culture and Buddhist thoughts in literary creation.They mainly describe the world after death.Through the development of Wei,Jin,Sui,Tang and Five Dynasties,the religion color of the novels into the underworld was weakened,and the literariness and reality strengthened,which provides a reference for the creation of the works into the underworld in later generations.This paper compiles the novels related to entering the underworld in Taiping Guangji.Through reading,it specifically analyses the imagination of the underworld and the cultural value behind it.It is explained as follows:The first part is the introduction,which defines novels of entering the underworld in Taiping Guangji,It combs out the researches of the novel of entering the underworld at home and abroad,and analyses the reasons for the prosperity of novels of entering the underworld.This part provides research ideas for the full text.The second part divides the novel of entering the underworld in Taiping Guangji into three stages: Han,Wei,Jin,Northern and Southern Dynasties and Tang Dynasty,according to the time division of the integrated book of each novel.Each stage of the works into the underworld has its own unique characteristics,which basically coincides with the social background of each period and the development trend of the novels.Generally speaking,the religious color of the works is weakened,with the literariness and reality strengthened,and then a mature system of the underworld novels is gradually formed.The third part: The novels in Taiping Guangji reflect the author’s rich imagination.It is manifested in the portrayal of characters,the depiction of space and the unique way of communication between the underworld and the men’s world.The main images of the underworld portrayed in the novel are the underworld gods and the officials.The space of the underworld is depicted either in the earth world or in the overseas ghost islands or in the underground world.There are magnificent and lofty palaces,many hell criminal laws.Those who enter the underworld can come and go between the underworld through some channels.All of these reflect the novelist’s ingenious conception of writing.The fourth part analyzes the cultural connotations of meditation novels in Taiping Guangji.Any works are not produced out of thin air.They are closely related to the background of the times in which the work is located.They have specific cultural connotations,and the novels into the underworld are no exception.With the help of portraying the characters of the underworld and describing the environment of the underworld,those novels express people’s reverence for life and their dissatisfaction with the real political circles.The fifth part discusses the innovation and influence of the meditation novels in Taiping Guangji.The novel of entering the grave not only have the same characteristics as other novel types,such as the happy ending.There are also some innovations,which are embodied in the ring structure of causality,the transformation of narrative structure and the application of narrative techniques.In addition,through the development of Wei,Jin to Tang and Five Dynasties.artistic techniques in novels into the underworld in Taiping Guangji were gradually mature and exquisite,and the underworld system was gradually mature and stable.They provide literary materials,plot patterns and the concept of the underworld for the creation for later works into the underworld.