"Strange Tales from Liaozhai" is a collection of short stories created by Pu Songling, a famous Chinese Qing Dynasty scholar. The subject matter of the book is very wide, the content is extremely rich, and the artistic achievements are extremely high. The work has successfully created many artistic models, the characters are vivid and vivid, the storyline is twists and turns, the structure and layout are rigorous and ingenious, the writing is concise, and the descriptions are delicate, which can be called the pinnacle of Chinese classical Chinese short stories. His artistic achievements are as follows:
First, it has created a series of vividTypical persona。Pu Songling's characters are flesh and blood and three-dimensional and full, and rich character traits can be reflected in a character, so the characters created by Pu Songling in "Liao Zhai" are typical.
IIStorylineSudden changes, bizarre twists and turns. Although "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" is basically a biography, it does not tell the experiences of the characters in a straightforward manner, but pays attention to the twists and turns of the storyline to attract readers. For example, in "Red Jade", Feng Weng found that Hongyu and his son were in a similar relationship at night, so he angrily accused Hongyu of not keeping the vows of the boudoir and corrupting morality. After receiving such an unbearable reprimand, she thought that Hongyu would be angry and angry, and asked Feng Sheng to be responsible for her. But not only did she not entangle in the slightest, but also took the initiative to provide Feng Sheng with a dowry of forty taels to marry the daughter of Wu Cunwei's family, and decided not to go, which was very different from the mainstream concept at that time. In addition, because there are a large number of flower demons and fox charms involved in real life in the story of Liaozhai, they are all supernatural and come and go, which further contributes to the storyline full of bizarre twists and turns and confusing colors.
IIIThe language is concise and fresh, with a high level of linguistic attainment. The author has inherited and developed the Hundred Schools of Thought, Zuo Chuan, Historical Records, and ancient Tang and Song Dynasty texts, and boldly absorbed and refined contemporary colloquial dialects, with rich vocabulary, changeable syntax, and increased innovation. Taking "Ye Sheng" as an example, there are many borrowings and quotations in the text. "Subject to the light" and "cocoon silk and fly tracks" are metaphors, and "Huang Zhongchang abandoned", "non-war crimes", "two sentences of concentricity", "two sentences of a thousand miles" and so on are all references to allusions. However, while Pu Songling shows his linguistic attainments, he also shows his drawbacks, and the large number of allusions and metaphors makes some parts of the article difficult to understand.
FourthThe genre is rich and diverse。There are both short chapters that briefly describe anecdotes and strange things like the Six Dynasties, such as "Princess Lotus" and "Nie Xiaoqian";There are also euphemistic stories and twists and turns like Tang legends, such as "Wang Gui'an" and "Red Jade";There are also chapters with poetic tendencies, rich in poetry, such as "White Autumn Practice".
FiveThrough stories, we express our feelings, express our sorrow and warn the world。The artistic achievement of "Strange Tales from Liao Zhai" also lies in the depiction technique, such as the scene of the dragon's nest in "Sunset" in which the dragon nest Jun reviews various songs and dances, and the scenery such as the prince's costume in "Infant Ning" to visit Nanshan. Its artistic achievement lies in the fact that Pu Songling wrote Liaozhai not only to entertain people, but also to express his feelings through stories, express his anger and warn the world. For example, "Laoshan Taoist", which satirizes human nature, "Painted Skin", which warns the world to recognize the essence of things, "Rakshasa Haishi", which criticizes officialdom, and "Liancheng", which laments his own fame, are all Pu Songling's meaningful awakening.
[Li Fan keywords:Typical characters, ups and downs in the plot, concise language, rich genres, and indignation
[Li Fan said:"Strange Tales from Liao Zhai" is an important research direction of the Qing Dynasty, and its artistic characteristics have many innovations, such as innovation in characters, language and style. Qing Dynasty scholar Ji Yun once commented that "one book and two bodies", Lu Xun called it "with the legendary method, and with the strange spirit" in the "Chinese ** History", in the analysis of the artistic characteristics of "Liao Zhai Zhi Wei" need to pay attention to the scholar's views combined with the content of specific works to carry out the discussion.