The Research on Taboo Narrative Structure in The Dream of the Red Chamber

• Main Authors: Huang, Yi-Ting, 黃詣庭
• Other Authors: Hu, Wan-Chuan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ynw4p8

碩士 === 東海大學 === 中國文學系 === 103 === Myriad literature have been dedicated to the studies of Dream of the Red Mansions: from allegorical school in Qin Dynasty, investigative school in Republic Era to numerous schools at the present time. Gradual diversification of interpretative 　　approaches infuse this classic novel with various perspectives. Amid the transitions of time and thoughts, literary theories gravitate toward the transcending text while viewpoints and values are constantly evolving. 　　As beliefs and creeds enshrined in the pre-religion period, taboos are not merely an omnipresent existence in all aspects of lives, but also an omnipotent cultural force. Taboos have always reemerged from inundating torrents of civilization and recurred in narratives such as mythology, legends and folklores. By means of reasoning its very existence or accentuating certain undertones, taboos have been disseminated across classes and communities. The advent of narrative style paradigm of novels liberates taboo stories from subjugation as well as extends existing boundaries of folk beliefs and moral standards. Empowered by intentional writers, taboo narratives have transformed into a underlying structure in literary works, which in turns propagate poetic and in-depth notions.