What is Recluse:On the Transformation of Chen Jiru's Image and the Compilation of The Biography of Recluse in The History of Ming Dynasty
The compilation process of The History of Ming Dynasty has produced a variety of drafts.With a comparative study on these drafts,it could be found that,The Biography of Recluse has experienced a series of content changes in the process of compilation,in which the narrative of"The Biography of Chen Jiru"even showed an obvious twist.These findings showed that there was a clear generational difference in the compilers'perception of the The History of Ming Dynasty:the old generation,represented by Wan Sitong,Yan Shengsun,etc.,aimed at protecting the history of the deceased dynasty,while the new generation of historians of Qing Dynasty,represented by Wang Hongxu,Wang Youdun,etc.,alienated themselves from the former dynasty's cultural ambience and judged the historical events of the Ming Dynasty on the basis of their own academic standpoint——two different kinds of judgement criteria reflected the characters of fluidity and diachronism of the compilation and revision process of the The History of Ming Dynasty.
The History of Ming DynastyThe Recluse BiographyChen JiruAdherents of a Former DynastyWang Hongxu
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