Institutional adoption of Confucian norms-The challenge:a. Create a political institution b. Gain this support from Han elitec. Retain the control of the Manchu rule“Blood was, however, a less powerful force than culture…” (CP 162/909)Taking over Confucian thought1. The right to rule2. Support the Examination system-Imperil危危 patronage危危:-The counter argument:Literary suppression-Official repression:1) Meaning of the term:“A prison of who harbor unorthodox非非非非 words (Gong Zizhen)”2) Suppression非非:3) Execution:Portrait of the imperial bodyguard (18th century)Literary landmarksWu Jingzi (1702-1754)The man:-Of an impoverished family of the scholar-official.-He didThe scholars-A satirical fiction危-Criticize social hypocrisy and failure of the moral values in the examinationsystem-Episodic-Everyday charactersChapter 3-Examiner Zhou’s impression of the poor candidate’s essay after his firstreading.-His second reading of the essay-Examiner Zhou’s view of the poetic composition-Reason for the Examiner to read the essay multiple timesButcher Hu-The key for his son-in-law to pass the examination-Proper style for his son-in-law conduct himself: “Don’t greet low people”because that makes me look bad; son in law asks for a loan for furtherassessment-the butcher says “”-Reinforces the idea that not just the elite regard the exam highly-Human relationships-Critical position of the storyteller within the Confusian systemPu Songling (1640-1715)-The man:--Failed provincial examinations repeatedly--Completed Strange Tales of Liao Zhai in 1679--Added more stories in 1707--The novel“Painted Skin ” Is seeing believing?-The strange and the ordinary-Things are not always what they seem to appear on the surface.-The strange becomes
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