The Variation of the “Emotion” and “Chastity”:An Analysis about "the Chaste Widow" in the Late Ming Dynasty Legend
Virtuous image of a large number of chaste widows in late Ming dynasty legend appears with moral benefit to the traditional opera creation,the promotion of the ruling class and the praise of intellectuals.Virtuous image in the early Ming legend is conditioned by ethical expression,compared to the image in the late Ming dynasty in legend"chastity"with more emotional connotation,from preserving chastity for ethic into preserving chastity for emotion.However,the feminine chastity "the sentiment"injection is for the purpose of strengthening women’s chastity view.Although affected by the trend of personality liberation in late Ming dynasty,Literary writers can’t forget the existence of"the principle"when praising love,filling the Confucian view of women’s chastity based on mainstream culture connotation,and combining the seemingly incompatible"emotion"and "virginity"with the theory of"emotional education"and"moral emotion".