In the Ming Dynasty's vernacular novels, there were various changes in the literary status of merchants and scholars. The following are some of the main changes: 1. The status of merchants in literature has been improved: In the Ming Dynasty, many characters of merchants have been valued and portrayed. They were no longer people of low social status, but people with thoughts, culture, and stories. For example, the characters of merchants that often appeared in novels of the Ming Dynasty included Jia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber and Lin Chong in Water Margins. 2. The literary status of scholars was relatively low: Compared with merchants, scholars had a relatively lower literary status in the vernacular novels of the Ming Dynasty. They were often seen as lofty figures who lacked practical ability and only knew how to read. In novels, their images were usually relatively simple and flat, such as Lu Junyi in Water Margins and Zhuge Liang in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 3. The image of the merchant is more plump: In the Ming Dynasty, the image of the merchant in the vernacular novels gradually became plump and three-dimensional. They were no longer simple money-making machines, but characters with thoughts, emotions, and stories. For example, the characters of merchants that often appeared in novels of the Ming Dynasty included Wu Yong in Water Margins and Jia Zheng in Dream of the Red Chamber. The image of the scholar gradually lost its luster: The image of the scholar in the vernacular novels of the Ming Dynasty gradually became dull. They were often seen as lofty figures who only knew how to read, lacked practice, and only knew how to recite poems. In novels, their images were usually relatively simple and flat, such as Lu Zhishen in Water Margins, Zhuge Liang in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, etc. Generally speaking, the literary status of merchants and scholars in the Ming Dynasty's vernacular novels changed in various ways. The literary status of merchants had improved, and the literary status of scholars was relatively lower. The image of merchants was more plump, and the image of scholars gradually lost its luster.
The Ming Dynasty's version of the story was a form of Chinese classical literature, also known as the "version of the story","version of the story", etc. It originated from the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. It was one of the important landmarks in the history of Chinese novels. In the Ming Dynasty, vernacular scripts were mainly written in the form of folk tales, legends, and legends. Through the author's own imagination, development, and processing, they formed literary works with strong local colors and national styles. The story was bizarre and complicated, the characters were vivid, the language was vivid, and full of imagination and creativity. The representative works of the Ming Dynasty were Journey to the West, Water Margins, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, etc. These works not only occupied an important position in the history of Chinese literature, but also had a profound impact on world literature. They displayed the life, customs, and culture of ancient Chinese society through the form of spoken language, which had extremely high artistic value and cultural content.
The changes in literary forms during the Northern Song Dynasty had the following characteristics: 1. The improvement of the status of poetry: In the Northern Song Dynasty, poetry gradually replaced the status of novels and prose as one of the main forms of literature. The length of the poems also gradually lengthened and the content became more colorful. 2. Changes in the form of prose: The form of prose in the Northern Song Dynasty also changed. The length of the prose gradually lengthened, and the language became more gorgeous and infectious. At the same time, some professional terms and concepts such as geography, history, philosophy and other fields began to appear in the prose. 3. The development of novel form: In the Northern Song Dynasty, the form of novels also developed. There were more and more types of novels, and the content was more and more colorful. Among them, the most famous ones were novels such as Water Margins and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. There were many reasons for the change of literary form in the Northern Song Dynasty. With the development of economy and the prosperity of culture, people's aesthetic concepts and literary needs were constantly changing. At the same time, the political situation also affected the development of literary forms. In addition, the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty also began to attach importance to literature, which played a positive role in promoting the development of literature.
The rise of the vernacular novels in the Ming Dynasty represented an important revolution in the history of Chinese literature. In the Ming Dynasty, with the development of commodity economy and the acceleration of social change, people's reading needs and spiritual and cultural life became increasingly rich. As a new style, the vernacular novel gradually rose. The rise of the vernacular novels in the Ming Dynasty was closely related to the social and cultural environment at that time. With the development of society and economy, the process of urban development accelerated, and people's knowledge level and cultural quality continued to improve, so the requirements for literary works became higher and higher. At the same time, with the implementation of the imperial examination system, the social status of the intelligentsia gradually improved, they began to read more widely all kinds of literary works and had a strong interest in the easy-to-understand style of the vernacular novel. The rise of the vernacular novels in the Ming Dynasty also marked an important change in the history of Chinese literature. In the past, Chinese literature had always used classical Chinese as the main way of expression. The expression of classical Chinese was more complicated and difficult to read and understand. The rise of vernacular novels made literary works easier to understand and accept by the majority of readers, which also laid the foundation for the development of Chinese literature. At the same time, the rise of vernacular novels in the Ming Dynasty also reflected the changes in social culture and people's aesthetic needs at that time.
The Ming Dynasty was an important period in China's history, and it was also one of the periods when literature flourished. There were many excellent literary classics produced in the Ming Dynasty. Here are some famous works: " Water Margins " was a long novel written by the Ming Dynasty novelist Shi Naian. It described the story of 108 righteous thieves and was hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels. "Dream of the Red Chamber" was a long novel written by Cao Xueqin, a novelist of the Qing Dynasty. It depicted the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and others. It was considered to be the pinnacle of Chinese novel history. 3. Journey to the West: It was a long novel written by Wu Chengen, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It described the story of Sun Wukong and others protecting Tang Sanzang to go to the West to obtain scriptures. It was hailed as one of the four famous novels of ancient China. 4. The Scholars: A satirical novel written by Wu Jingzi, a novelist of the Qing Dynasty. It described the absurd behavior of some characters in the scholars and was regarded as a classic work of ancient Chinese novels. 5. Lu Zhishen from Water Margins: It was a famous ancient poem that described Lu Zhishen's unrestrained personality and lofty moral spirit, which was widely praised. These were only a small portion of the Ming Dynasty's literary classics. There were many other excellent works.
The eight-part essay of the late Ming Dynasty was a style of writing used in the imperial examination in ancient China. It was mainly popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Because of the political, social and cultural environment at that time, there were many changes in the development of the eight-part essay in the late Ming Dynasty. The biggest change was in the style of writing. In the late Ming Dynasty, the format of the eight-part essay became more and more fixed and the word count limit became more and more strict. This was mainly because the imperial examination required candidates to be proficient in the use of the specified style and word count to meet the examination standards. In addition, the content of the eight-part essay in the late Ming Dynasty had also become more difficult to understand. They paid more attention to the gorgeous diction and beautiful writing in order to get high marks. These changes reflected the intellectual's pursuit of imperial examinations and feudal ethics in the late Ming Dynasty. The connection with the ideology and culture of the late Ming Dynasty was because the ideology and culture of the late Ming Dynasty were influenced by the imperial examination and had many changes. For example, under the influence of the imperial examination system, the intellectual of the late Ming Dynasty paid more attention to the moral and ethical concepts of Confucianism, emphasizing traditional values such as loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith. These changes in ideology and culture were also reflected in the development of the eight-part essay in the late Ming Dynasty, which made the content of the eight-part essay emphasize the promotion of these traditional values.
The representatives of the literary achievements in the late Ming Dynasty were: 1 Wen Zhengming's Journey to the West: As one of the representative works of Ming Dynasty literature, Journey to the West is a classic in the history of Chinese literature and is known as one of the "Four Great Masterpieces". It used Wu Chengen's personal experience as the material, through the fantasy plot and rich imagination to describe a magical and wonderful world, and shaped a group of rich characters. 2. Shi Naian," Water Margins ": Shi Naian is the author of " Water Margins ". This novel is based on the story of 108 heroes. Through vivid descriptions, it shows the darkness of society and the sufferings of the people. It has become a classic work of Chinese classical novels. 3 Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Luo Guanzhong is the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This novel uses the history of the Three Kingdoms period as the background. Through rich stories and characters, it portrays the political struggles and military wars during the Three Kingdoms period. It has become the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels. 4 Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber: Cao Xueqin is the author of Dream of the Red Chamber. This novel uses the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and others as the main line to show the rich and colorful life and human nature in the feudal society of the Qing Dynasty. It is known as a masterpiece in the history of Chinese novels. These works had great achievements in literary form, content, artistic skills, and so on, which had a profound impact on the development of Chinese classical literature.
The four great talents of the Ming Dynasty were Wen Zhengming, Xu Wei, Shi Tao, and Bada Shanren. Their works included classic novels such as Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, and Water Margins.
The Ming Dynasty was one of the most glorious periods in Chinese history, leaving behind many outstanding literary works. The following are some of the most famous literary works of the Ming Dynasty: Dream of the Red Chamber, a classic work in the history of Chinese literature, described the life of the Qing Dynasty aristocratic society and the inner world of the characters, showing the various shortcomings of China's feudal society. 2. Water Margins-The story of 108 righteous thieves in the Ming Dynasty. The image of the hero and the righteous thief was portrayed to show the culture of Chinese folk hero worship. 3. Journey to the West. The story of the three demons, Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand, as well as the Tang Monk, is a supernatural novel in the history of Chinese literature. 4 Romance of the Three Kingdoms-The Ming Dynasty described the historical events and characters of the Three Kingdoms period. With the Three Kingdoms period as the background, it created many heroic figures. It is a historical novel in the history of Chinese literature. Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio-The Qing Dynasty depicted various supernatural stories and characters that reflected the folk beliefs and culture of ancient Chinese society. These are some of the most famous literary works of the Ming Dynasty. They have an important position in the history of Chinese literature and have a profound influence on later generations of literature.
The popular vernacular short stories of the Ming Dynasty were known as "vernacular novels".
Zhu Zhishan, Tang Bohu, and Wen Zhengming were famous writers of the Ming Dynasty.