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Because of the literature environment in Hong Kong after World War 2 and the left-wing literature strategy, Liang Yu-Sheng (1924-2009) chose the Chivalrousness-Love model which was developed by Wang Du-Lu, the author of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, to construct his fictions. Liang’s Chivalrousness-Love model is definitely different from other Wu Xia author. First, love stories in Liang’s novel are all related to chivalrous stories. Second, love is as important as chivalrousness. Last but not least, love stories make knight-errants vivid. Though Liang put emphasis on the chivalrousness, which is related to Left-wing political spectrum, the love stories still play important role. Liang worked so hard on creating logical, various, and splendid love stories. The importance of love stories differentiates Liang’s novels from Left-wing political fictions, including “revolution plus love” fictions in 1920s and “Red Classics” after 1940s. This dissertation consists of three chapters besides the introduction and the conclusion. The introduction analyzes why Liang chose “Chivalrousness-Love model” for writing strategy. It also divides Liang’s writing into 4 periods. Chapter 2 defines Liang’s viewpoint of chivalrousness, the image of knight-errants and Liang’s writing method, which is related to Left-wing political spectrum. Chapter 3 explores Liang’s strategies in love stories. Chapter 4 differentiates the Liang’s writing strategy along the time. The conclusion concludes the hallmarks and the merits of Liang’s novel. |