Research On The Relationship Between "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" And "Qianjia Academics"

Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes is a Supernatural Tales written by Ji Yun in his later years.It records Ji Yun’s life experience,ideas and changes in his mind in the form of literature.As a "scholar novel",it was deeply influenced by the mainstream academic school "Qian-jia School" at that time and established its unique position in the history of novels.The relationship between Ji Yun and the "Qian-jia School".This paper holds that Ji Yun,as a giant of the academic circle and literary world at that time,was bound to be closely related to the Qian-jia School" in both academic research and literary creation.Ji Yun was influenced by "Qian-jia School",but he was not a true "Qian-jia School"scholar.He has profound academic accomplishment and literary ability of scholars and officials.First of all,among Ji Yun’s friends,there are some key figures of "Qianjia school" such as Dai Zhen and Gui Fu.They interact with each other and influence each other.Secondly,Ji Yun’s academic thought of "respecting the classics" and "re-examining The textual criticism" has the same origin as that of "Qian-jia School",which is deeply influenced by the ancient academic tradition,especially the Confucian classics in the Han Dynasty and the idea of "practical learning" in the early Qing Dynasty.Thirdly,Ji Yun always respected the thought of "exploring the root" and "pursuing the truth" in the "Qian Jia academic",and used it for academic research and literary creation.As the chief editor and academic leader of The Si Ku Quan Shu,Ji Yun ledthe academic fashion at that time,and promoted the formation and growth of Qianjia school.In addition,Ji Yun,as a scholar type official,has a profound traditional concept.His novel "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes " melts knowledge and enlightenment into a furnace.The scholars’ thorough study of the truth and the scholars’ tradition of "carrying the truth by writing" were unified.Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes truly reflects Ji Yun’s academic thought.First of all,influenced by the academic thoughts of the early Qing Dynasty,Ji Yun’s notes of Yuewei thatched cottage Notes recorded a lot of historical anecdotes,ancient and modern changes,strange things,but also on these things for textual research,which can also see his ability to textual research.Secondly,Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes also recorded Ji Yun’s evaluation of traditional academic schools.Ji Yun satirizes the scholar with a pedantic mind in his novels,which is not only a denial of the doctrine of Confucian Orthodoxy,but also a reflection of the opposition between "Han Academic" and "Song Academic".At last,Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes often revolves around a problem,quotes a lot of arguments,and fully demonstrates personal knowledge and erudition.The writing method of Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes was also influenced by the academic concept at that time.First of all,the author consciously uses the brushwork of the Six Dynasties’ strange tales to create "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes ",which is quite different from the writing techniques of "one book and two bodies" in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio",and shows a distinctretro tendency.This is a reflection of the "Qian-jia school" of academic thought in the literary retro.Secondly,in the language of the novel,it does not pursue the luxuriance of words and the twists and turns of narration,and is good at making rational expression of stories and ideas,which makes the novel have the characteristics of academic articles.The influence on the later novels is that Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes led to the formation of "Yuewei ti" novel genre.The main feature of this novel is to emphasize the writing method of the novel and the record of the reality,and the novel narrates simply,does not pursue the plot,the text is insipid.After the "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" came out,it caused a wave of imitation,such as Xu Zhongyuan’s "SanYiBiTan",Liang Gongchen’s "Chi Shang Cao Tang Notes",Yu Yue’s "Youtai Xianguan Notes" and so on.And the most influential vernacular novel is Jinghuayuan.As far as the author’s identity and academic nature of the novel are concerned,the difference between "scholar novel" written by academic and "genius novel" written in Liaozhai style by a non-scholar began to be noticed.