From"Metaphor"Motif to"Seclusion"Theme:Taking The Secret Biography of The Twenty-four Histories as An Analysis Path
The Secret Biography of The Twenty-four Histories is an important document analyzing the theme of seclusion in traditional Chinese landscape painting.Although there are many forms and styles of landscape painting,the"mo-tif"of images is an important basis for interpreting and explaining the theme of landscape painting.The core motifs such as Fishing Father,Woodcutter and Shinohata People have the cultural characteristics of"metaphor"and point to the theme of seclusion"Different motif(motif image)combinations may show different seclusion themes.The pres-ence of the motif and the appearance of the theme have different structures and ways in the"cognitive field"of differ-ent time and space.Some motifs may be metonymy of the original"metaphor",which is not only the basis for the ex-pression of the theme of the recluse narrative,but also the auxiliary motifs for identifying the identity of hermit.Such as fishing boat,rock cave,cottage,dry pine,boy and other motifs.Therefore,the configuration and logical structure of the core motif and auxiliary motif constitute the hidden theme of landscape painting.
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