What is the first novel in my country? What is the nickname of Shi Jin in Water Margin?

"Water Margin" is one of the four great classical Chinese novels. After its publication, it had a huge impact on society and became a model for Chinese novel creation in later generations. So, what is the first novel in my country? What is the nickname of Shi Jin in "Water Margin"? Let's take a look at the introduction of Encyclopedia Knowledge Network to answer these questions!

Contents of this article

1. What is the first novel in my country?

2. What is the nickname of Shi Jin in Water Margin?

3. How about Jin Shengtan's criticism of Water Margin?

What is the first novel in my country?

Water Margin is the first long chapter novel in Chinese history with peasant uprising as its theme. The author is Shi Naian of the Ming Dynasty. Water Margin is one of the earliest chapter novels written in vernacular Chinese in Chinese history. It is widely circulated and popular. It is also one of the works with epic characteristics in Chinese literature. It has a profound influence on narrative literature in China and even East Asia.

What is the nickname of Shi Jin in Water Margin?

Shi Jin, the first of the 108 heroes to appear in the novel "Water Margin", is the son of Shi Taigong of Shijia Village. He ranks 23rd among the Liangshan heroes and the seventh of the Eight Tiger Riders and Vanguards of the Horse Army. Shi Jin is the apprentice of Wang Jin, the instructor of the 800,000 imperial troops in Tokyo. Because he has nine blue dragons tattooed on his body, he is called "Nine Dragons". After Shi Jin, Zhu Wu, Chen Da and Yang Chun gathered at Shaohua Mountain, he was imprisoned because of the unsuccessful assassination of the prefect of Huazhou. Later, he was rescued in the fifty-eighth chapter "Wu Yong earns a gold collar pendant, Song Jiang makes trouble at Xiyue Huashan", and all the people of Shaohua Mountain went to Liangshan. When the Liangshan heroes conquered Fang La, "Nine Dragons" Shi Jin was shot and killed in front of Yuling Pass. He was posthumously named: Zhongwu Lang. Liangshan position: the seventh of the Eight Hussars and Vanguards of the Horse Army.

How about Jin Shengtan's criticism of Water Margin

Advantages of Jin Shengtan's Criticized Water Margin:

1. The book is rich in pictures and illustrations are inserted to make readers more adapted to the book.

2. The language is simpler and the words are easy to understand.

Disadvantages of Jin Shengtan's Criticism of Water Margin:

1. Some of the content distorts the original meaning of "Water Margin".

2. The opening poem of the original novel "Water Margin" has been deleted.

Introduction to Jin Shengtan's Criticized Water Margin:

Jin Shengtan's comments and revisions on "Water Margin" undoubtedly provided a practical model with theoretical basis to promote the transformation of the narrative structure of traditional novels.

Readers do not have to experience the characters and events outside the world of the novel. Jin Shengtan's critical writings with unique insights and language are refreshing.