The Horror Writing of Strange Tales from Liaozhai

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The Horror Writing of Strange Tales from Liaozhai

Yuchen Liu 1*
  • 1 Chinese Department, College of Humanity of Minjiang University, Xiyuangong Road, Shangjie Town, Minhou Country, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China    
  • *corresponding author 3180400026@caa.edu.cn
CHR Vol.3
ISSN (Print): 2753-7072
ISSN (Online): 2753-7064
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-29-4
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-30-0

Abstract

Strange Tales from Liaozhai is a representative work of the Zhiguai Chuanqi of Chinese classical literature, and the writing of horror stories is one of its most essential parts, which contains adequate meaning, showing its rich details and vivid writing characteristics, which also reflects a certain extent of the author, Pu Songling's unique aesthetic and value orientation. This paper analyzes the setting of the time and space environment of the original text, the use of the third-person limited angle of view in the narrative, and the selection of horror images, respectively, from the scene of the incident, the subject of experience and the object of experience in the horror story. This paper analyzes the original texts of Strange Tales from Liaozhai by summarizing writing techniques of horror stories in work to explore the process of creating the sense of horror in Strange Tales from Liaozhai and how the author uses the original source of human fear to create a horror story. It reveals the alienation and abnormality of time and space, the immersive sense of subjective, limited perspective, and the deadly threat behind horrific imagery. While appreciating the artistic beauty and realizing the diversity of stories types of this work, its implicit humanistic concern is not ignored.

Keywords:

Strange Tales from Liaozhai, narrative, horror

Liu,Y. (2023). The Horror Writing of Strange Tales from Liaozhai. Communications in Humanities Research,3,554-559.
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References

[1]. Yu, T. (2002). Chinese horror novels and the horror aesthetic taste of Strange Tales from a Liaozhai, Literary Heritage, 6, 60-67 .

[2]. Liu, C . (2019). A Study of Horror Narratives in Notebook Novels in the Early Qing Dynasty. China University of Petroleum (East China).

[3]. Pu, S. (2011). Strange Stories from a Liaozhai, Shanghai: Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House.

[4]. Pu, S. (2008). Strange Tales from Liaozhai (S. L. Sondergard, Trans.). Fremont: Jain Publishing Company. (Original work published 1766)

[5]. Yang, X. (2007). Research on "Terror" in Qing Dynasty Classical Novels. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

[6]. Ji, Y. (2011). A Study on the Origin of Narrative Art in Strange Tales from Liaozhai. Hefei: Huangshan Publishing House.

[7]. Wang, L. (2003). Research on Ming and Qing Classical Horror Novels. Ningxia University.

[8]. Ge, J. (2022). Strange Tales from Liaozhai Horror Novel Research, Tianjin Normal University.

[9]. Zhang, A. (2013). The blood is still stained with the old dress, but it was difficult to say at the time - the pain of war wounds in Strange Tales from Liaozhai, Journal of Fuyang Normal University (Social Science Edition), 2, 61-65.

[10]. Freud, S. (2003). The Uncanny (D. McLintock, Trans.). London: Penguin Books. (Original work published 1919)

[11]. Zhu, Y. (2002). Compilation of Strange Stories from Liaozhai, Tianjin: Nankai University Press.

Cite this article

Liu,Y. (2023). The Horror Writing of Strange Tales from Liaozhai. Communications in Humanities Research,3,554-559.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 1

ISBN：978-1-915371-29-4(Print) / 978-1-915371-30-0(Online)
Editor：Faraz Ali Bughio, David T. Mitchell
Conference website: https://www.icihcs.org/
Conference date: 18 December 2022
Series: Communications in Humanities Research
Volume number: Vol.3
ISSN：2753-7064(Print) / 2753-7072(Online)

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References

[1]. Yu, T. (2002). Chinese horror novels and the horror aesthetic taste of Strange Tales from a Liaozhai, Literary Heritage, 6, 60-67 .

[2]. Liu, C . (2019). A Study of Horror Narratives in Notebook Novels in the Early Qing Dynasty. China University of Petroleum (East China).

[3]. Pu, S. (2011). Strange Stories from a Liaozhai, Shanghai: Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House.

[4]. Pu, S. (2008). Strange Tales from Liaozhai (S. L. Sondergard, Trans.). Fremont: Jain Publishing Company. (Original work published 1766)

[5]. Yang, X. (2007). Research on "Terror" in Qing Dynasty Classical Novels. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

[6]. Ji, Y. (2011). A Study on the Origin of Narrative Art in Strange Tales from Liaozhai. Hefei: Huangshan Publishing House.

[7]. Wang, L. (2003). Research on Ming and Qing Classical Horror Novels. Ningxia University.

[8]. Ge, J. (2022). Strange Tales from Liaozhai Horror Novel Research, Tianjin Normal University.

[9]. Zhang, A. (2013). The blood is still stained with the old dress, but it was difficult to say at the time - the pain of war wounds in Strange Tales from Liaozhai, Journal of Fuyang Normal University (Social Science Edition), 2, 61-65.

[10]. Freud, S. (2003). The Uncanny (D. McLintock, Trans.). London: Penguin Books. (Original work published 1919)

[11]. Zhu, Y. (2002). Compilation of Strange Stories from Liaozhai, Tianjin: Nankai University Press.

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