Search

Twin Lotus Blossomed, Two Women With The Same Sadness a Comparison of The Image of Songlian In “Concubines And Wives” And Pan Jinlian In “Jin Ping Mei”

Author(s)

Shen Yuwen

Affiliation(s)

Shi Liangcai School of Journalism and Communication, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, ZheJiang, China

Abstract

Chinese writer Su Tong's “Concubines and Wives” writes about the plight of women in large feudal families in China. The character of Songlian in the book is similar to Pan Jinlian in “Jin Ping Mei” (Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng, about1567). By comparing and exploring the two charactes, could discover the historical inheritance of modern Chinese literature from classical novels, and also inspires contemporary people to understand and reflect on the image of women in literature.

Keywords

Jin Ping Mei; Wives and Concubines; Pan Jinlian; Songlian

References

[1] Su Tong. (1930) Images of Marriage. Jiangsu Literary Publishing House, Nanjing. [2] Chen Jinhua. (2008) Improvement of women's status in the middle and late Ming Dynasty from the emergence of women's consciousness. Xiamen University,2008. [3] Su Tong. (2004) Wives and Concubines.Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, Shanghai. [4] Katherine N. Carlitz. (1984) “Family, Society, and Tradition in Jin Ping Mei ”,in Modern China, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Oct., 1984), pp. 387-413 [5] Shi Zhongyang,Chen Xie. (2006) "Beauty in the Tiger" and "Paper Tiger"-Pan Jinlian under the Feudal Marriage System. Jianghuai Forum, 2006(06):162-167. [6] Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng. (2000) Jin Ping Mei Ci Hua.People's Literature Publishing House, Beijing. [7] Hsiu-Chuang Deppman. (2003) Body, Space, and Power: Reading the Cultural Images of Concubines in the Works of Su Tong. Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, Vol. 15, No. 2 (FALL, 2003), pp. 121-153 。 [8] Cao Jinhe. (2011) "Women's Tragedy under the Combined Suppression of the Three Powers: An Analysis of the Survival Situation and Tragic Fate of Women in the Group of Concubines. Journal of Shandong Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), 2011,56(01):39-45. [9] Wu Guolan. (2020) The Double Tragedy of Fate and Character--An Analysis of the Image of Songlian in the Group of Concubine. Masterpiece Appreciation, 2020(15):99-101. [10] Long Meng. (2017) The Chrysanthemum in a Turbid World: The Tragedy of Songlian in Su Tong's Concubines. Art Science and Technology, 2017,30(03):134. [11] Huang Chuanbo. (2008) New Women's Image and the Literary Tradition of "Five-Four" - Taking Zijun, Chen Bailu and Songlian as Examples. Jiangxi Social Science,2018,38(11):119-124.