Author(s)

Jiayi Liang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China

Corresponding Author

Jiayi Liang

ABSTRACT

Xiaoxiang Rain, also known as Xiaoxiang Autumn Night Rain at Linjiang Inn, is a work by Xianzhi Yang, a playwright from the early Yuan Dynasty. Recorded in both the Taihe Zhengyin Pu and the Guibolu, Xiaoxiang Rain is most commonly found in the Yuanqu Edition today. Ending with the reconciliation of Luan Cui and Tong Cui without resentment reflects the traditional aesthetic of "harmony" in Chinese culture. However, this seemingly harmonious ending actually embodies a form of Distorted Beauty. This paper aims to analyze the characters' traits that imply a reunion ending, explore how plot developments drive the formation of such endings, examine the distortion of the happy ending, and gain insights into the social reality of the Yuan Dynasty.

KEYWORDS

Xiaoxiang Rain, reunion ending, distortion, inevitability

CITE THIS PAPER

Jiayi Liang, Distorted Beauty: An Analysis of the Inevitability of Reunion Endings in Xiaoxiang Rain. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2024) Vol. 7: 72-77. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2024.070213.

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