Consanguinity—Culture—Politics:the Father-son Ethical Narration in Late Qing Dynasty's New Fiction
In the historical context of the moral revolution and national salvation in the early 20th century,the father-son ethical narration in late Qing Dynasty's new fiction not only critiques traditional Chinese ethical culture,where paternal domi-nance prevails over filial piety,but also draws upon discourse resources from both traditional Chinese culture and modern West-ern studies to construct a multifaceted portrayal of the father-son relationship.This literary landscape intertwines themes of blood kinship,ethical culture and national politics.This paper analyzes the content and writing strategy of father-son ethical narration in late Qing Dynasty's new fiction from three perspectives.Firstly,it examines how fathers are criticized while simul-taneously being portrayed as kind figures.Secondly,it explores how sons bear their fathers'wills and seek revenge for their fa-thers'grievances.Finally,it investigates the symbiotic relationship between father-son ethical narration in these new novels and its interaction with both ethical reform movements and revolutionary trends of thought..Then,it probes into the symbiotic re-lationship of mutual interaction and mutual growth between the father-son ethical narration in late Qing Dynasty's new fiction,ethical reform and revolutionary thoughts of ational salvation.
Late Qing Dynasty new fictionfather-son ethicsconsanguinityculturepolitics
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维普
