Narration of Elegant Collection of The Scholars and Its Cultural Connotation
Wu Jinzi's The Scholars is a model of ancient Chinses satire novel.The narration of Elegant Collection in this book has a large number and a long-time span.Among them,four activities such as West Lake Collection and Climbing Collection are the core,which highlights the theme of the ironic pursuit of fame and wealth.It also makes the image of fake celebrities and true scholars even fuller.Coupled with the exquisite structure,it has an important textual significance.The narration of Elegant Collection of The Scholars has reflected the poetic ethos under the imperial examination system in Yongzheng and Qianlong period,which can let us realize the mentality of intellectuals under the rule of feudal high pressure.
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