Dream of the Red Chamber composed by Cao Xueqin, is one of China's Four Great Classical Novels.
Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao XueQin.
The novel is said to be semi-autobiographical, and is noted for its detailed observations of the social classes, as well as its deeply psychological explorations of themes like morality, feudalism and Confucianism, sexual deviance, ...
"Redology" is the field of study devoted exclusively to this work.Red Chamber is believed to be semi-autobiographical, mirroring the rise and decay of author Cao Xueqin's own family and, by extension, of the Qing Dynasty.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
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Long considered a masterpiece of Chinese literature, the novel is generally acknowledged to be one of the pinnacles of Chinese fiction. "Redology" is the field of study devoted exclusively to this work.
In the novel's frame story, a sentient Stone, abandoned by the goddess Nüwa when she mended the heavens aeons ago, begs a Taoist priest and a Buddhist monk to take it with them to see the world.
Also known as A Dream of Red Mansions, The Story of the Stone, or Chronicles of the Stone; Hung Lou Meng, or, The Dream of the Red Chamber is usually grouped with three other pre-modern Chinese works of fiction, collectively known as the ...
Also known as A Dream of Red Mansions, The Story of the Stone, or Chronicles of the Stone; Hung Lou Meng, or, The Dream of the Red Chamber is usually grouped with three other pre-modern Chinese works of fiction, collectively known as the ...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
The novel gives a detailed description of the lives of characters and also describes the nature of desire and delusion. Mesmerizing!