Pu Songling's behavior and poetic style were both influenced by the demeanor of the Wei-Jin Dynasty,especially influenced by the passionately devoted and natural spirit of the Wei-Jin Celebrities.Pu Songling,like those Wei-Jin Celebrities in Shishuo Xinyu,lived passionately in a ruthless society and lived naturally under a hypocritical system.The deep emotion lead to infatuation and infatuated individuals are mostly with crazy nature.Pu Songling is an infatuated person who is obsessed with true emotions,imperial examinati-ons and writing books,he is also a bohemian young scholar with true feelings,true characters and supreme chastity.So to speak,"sentiment","infatuation"and"craziness"are the spiritual core of Pu Songling,and they are also the driving force behind the completion of Liaozhai Zhiyi.
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