《儒林外史》与八股取士分析中国古代文学专业论文.docxVIP

PAGE PAGE IV Abstract As a novel of critiquing the system of Selecting Officials by Stereotyped Eight-legged Essay Writing，The Scholars undoubtedly helps us more clearly know the system then，and understand the social morals under such system. The vast descriptions of imperial examination activities and the human relationships during the age provide a rich material for the studies of the system of Selecting Officials by Stereotyped Eight-legged Essay Writing during the Ming and Qing times. Based on the text with analysis of the imperial examination activities and related social phenomena ，by using methods of novel and historiography mutual confirmation and interpreting imperial examination activities and phenomena ，the thesis explores the authors view on the system of Selecting Officials by Stereotyped Eight-legged Essay Writing and expounds and analyses the positive factors and reasons of such system. This thesis chooses The Scholars，History 01Ming Dynasty Election and Draft History 01Qing Dynasty Election as the basic research materials and relevant research results on The Scholars and the study of imperial examination as supplementary materials ，and other documents such as the notes of the Ming and Qing dynasties as references. Except the introduction and epilogue，the thesis is divided into three chapters: Chapter one interprets imperial examination activities and related social phenomena described in the book The Scholars. This chapter consists of three parts: the first p町t expounds imperial examination activities mentioned in The Scholars ，such as prefectural examinations， provincial examinations and national examinations ，as well as the relevant social phenomena ， such as editíng of eight-part essays，cheating in imperial examinations. The second section addresses of the characteristics of cheating in imperial examinations ，namely，the cheating occurred mostly in prefectural examinations，like tests in county government office and institutio