What are novels about people and people? What are novels about people and monsters?

Zhiren novels are a type of Chinese classical novels. They refer to a miscellaneous novel popular in the Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties that specifically records the words and deeds of characters and records the rumors and anecdotes of historical figures. It is also called talk novels and anecdotes. Story novel. Among them, the name "Zhiren" was derived by Lu Xun from "Zhiguai". The name "Zhiren" was established by Lu Xun in "The Historical Changes of Chinese Novels" and is relative to "Zhiwei".

Zhiguai novels are one of the forms of classical Chinese novels. They focus on narrating stories and legends about ghosts and ghosts. They were produced and popular in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and were directly related to the religious superstition and metaphysics in society at that time, as well as the spread of Buddhism. relationship.

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Relevant allusions to the strange novel:

1. A filial woman in the East China Sea

A filial woman was killed unjustly in prison. His sincerity moved him to heaven. When he died, blood flowed from his neck to the flagpole according to his oath. After his death, there was no rain in the county for three years. Guan Hanqing's famous work "The Injustice of Dou E" is based on this.

2. "Youming Lu"

It has also been lost for a long time. Lu Xun's "Ancient Novels Gou Shen" compiled more than 260 pieces. The difference between it and "Sou Shen Ji" is that it rarely collects old records, but mostly new stories from the Jin and Song dynasties, and tells many anecdotes about ordinary people. Although it is anecdotes, it has a strong sense of the times. Color and atmosphere of life.

The writing is more stretched than that of "Sou Shen Ji", and it is also richer in the beauty of diction. This is consistent with the general development trend of literature in the Song Dynasty.