The Literature Study Of Zhen Gao

Zhen Gao is an important classic of the Shangqing Taoism compiled by Tao Hongjing,the book is about the coming of the immortals,recorded immortals imparting meditation,medicine,guidance,massage and other Taoist cultivation techniques.Zhen Gao can be regarded as an original record of the development of the Shangqing Taoism,it has an extraordinary significance in the history of Taoism and also has a place in the history of literature.However,since Mr.Hu Shi totally denied it in the Tao Hongjing Zhen Gao Kao,therefore,people didn't pay enough attention to it for a long time.In recent years,with the active academic atmosphere and the expansion of cultural vision,the cultural value of Zhen Gao is also gradually found and recognized by people.Scholars who study Zhen Gao today have accumulated some research achievements,but overall,it is still in its early stages of development.This article takes this book as the research object,carries on the systematic analysis and the demonstration from the literature angle,contributing to the research of Zhen Gao.Regarding this topic,the author takes the text as the foothold,based on an in-depth reading of Zhen Gao,collects a large number of scholars' research literature.Zhen Gao is studied by literature research,background research,interdisciplinary research,comparative research and other methods.The whole paper is mainly divided into four chapters to discuss.The first chapter is the study of the author Tao Hongjing and the reasons for the book.The second chapter relates to the conceptions on methods of meditation of Shangqing Taoism,analyzing the theme of Zhen Gao.It mainly includes four parts:the themes of descendation to the secular world,the subject of a dream journey,the theme of a journey through wonderland,the test of the fairies.The third chapter analyzes the literary characteristics of Zhen Gao.It consists of four parts: poetic atmosphere,defamiliarization aesthetics,expressive techniques and stylistic features.The fourth chapter analyzes the influence of patent on Tang literature from the perspective of Tang poetry and Tang novels.Zhen Gao is not only a treasure in religious education,but also has a profound influence on literature and plays a guiding role in the creation of poems and novels.