A Research About Revolutions Of Zhu Maichen’s Story

The story of Zhu Maichen has highlighted two major themes in the process of spreading.One of the topics is the story of Zhu Maichen who started from poor family and succeeded as a senior official.The other topic is the story of Zhu Maichen being abandoned by his wife.The story of Zhu Maichen was recorded in Han Shu in the beginning.On theses historical records,the story was relatively simple.In the Tang Dynasty,this story was developed gradualy in the works of scholars.They used Zhu Maichen’s example to motivate themselves and lamented the impermanence of the world.At this time,most of the records about Zhu Maichen in the literature were accorded with Han Shu.After the Song and Yuan Dynasties,the story of Zhu Maichen has seen unprecedented development.Especially,in the Ming and Qing dynasties,the story of Zhu Maichen can be found in various literary forms.The details of the Zhu Maichen story were written in the text and gradually completed.The story conflicts strongly,which promotes the spread of this story among the people.Zhu Maichen is not only the master in the history books,but also a legend figure who has spread in the streets and alleys.Based on the time span,this article analyzes the development of Zhu Maichen’s story in different eras and the characteristics of the story in the literary forms of the corresponding era.In order to explore the in-depth study of Zhu Maichen’s story,the introduction reviews the current research status of Zhu Maichen’s story in academia to point out the research purpose and significance of this topic.The first chapter mainly probe into Zhu Maichen and his life in the historical reality.On this basis,it analyzes the phenomenon of marriage crisis in which a wife abandoned her husband in the ancient marriage relationship.It lays the foundation for the following to explore the reasons for the change of this story in the process of spreading in later generations.The second chapter mainly sorts out the interpretation of Zhu Maichen’s story by scholars in different periods from the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty.From Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty,the story of Zhu Maichen in the works of scholars mainly focused on his rise to fame.In the meantime,the image of Zhu Maichen was symbolized.During the Tang and Song Dynasties,the story of Zhu Maichen had further development.When the scholars not only paid attention to Zhu Maichen,but also began to keep an eye on the Zhu Maichen’s wife.The third chapter focuses on the "The Story of Zhu living as a hermit "in Yuan Zaju.This chapter is based on the special political background of the Yuan Dynasty to analyze the contradictory mentality of the scholar in Zaju.Besides,this Yuan Zaju Played a pioneering role in the story of Zhu Maichen.The fourth chapter covers the Ming and Qing Dynasties.At this stage,the dissemination of Zhu Maichen’s story is spread by the forms of operas and novels.The birth of the legend of "Lan Ke Shan" disclosed another clue for the spread of Zhu Maichen’s story.This chapter mainly explores the maturity and development of characters in the further dissemination of Zhu Maichen’s story through the study of opera and novels.The fifth chapter mainly analyzes the development of Zhu Maichen’s story in opera adaptation,prosimetric literature,and folklore after the Qing Dynasty.