Ancient Legend: the Legend of Marriage That Awakens the World (8)

About This Novel

"The Legend of Awakening Marriage", also known as "The Evil Marriage", is a novel in the early Qing Dynasty and an outstanding novel about worldly affairs in ancient China. Readers interested in classical literature should not miss this book. The novel uses the story of a marriage between two generations of one person's karma and retribution as a clue. It makes an in-depth analysis of the two major symptoms of social darkness in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties - corrupt officialdom and shallow social customs. It is an outstanding figure in similar novels in terms of shaping characters and organizing stories. The main purpose of the work is to understand cause and effect, and it panoramically reflects the corruption of officials and the weakening of social customs in that era. Hu Shi once commented on this book: "This is a realistic novel of the 17th century" and "it can show a broad aspect of social life including family life. It is the richest and most detailed cultural historical material." Influenced by "Jin Ping Mei", "The Legend of Awakening Marriage" writes about the ordinary details of society and families. It is true, detailed and close to the original appearance of life. The depiction of the lower class society in urban and rural areas is more vivid in life. The author has a deep understanding of human feelings and the world, and often adds some exaggeration to the realistic tone to show the ridiculousness of people and events, creating a satirical effect. The various characters that appear in the novel, whether they are officials, squires, private school teachers, villagers, matchmakers, quack doctors, businessmen, nuns, Taoist priests, or rural scoundrels, all have their own unique and despicable snobbish expressions, which can be said to describe all living beings. The novel uses dialects and slang to describe the characters' situations, and there is a sense of humor between the lines. The whole novel has a strong moral message of persuading kindness and education. At the same time, the author is quite clear-headed about real life, has a deep understanding of it, and depicts quite a lot of real and vivid world conditions and human feelings.

You Might Also Like

Reborn Female General

Qianshan Tea Guest

1.3M9.6