A Guide to the Dream of the Red Chamber -- An Anthology of Song Qi's Red Chamber Studies

Author: Song Qi
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Publication Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This book includes several papers on Red Studies by Song Qi, a renowned Hong Kong scholar, writer, literary critic, and translator of the Red Chamber. Song Qi offers insightful and incisive perspectives, providing a deeper and more detailed exploration of Dream of the Red Chamber, a classic masterpiece. In his Red Studies writings, readers will encounter the names of a host of world literary giants such as Shakespeare, Balzac, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky, among others. The inclusion of Cao Xueqin's name alongside them is more than justified. Song Qi's Red Studies essays are highly readable. It is believed that any lover of Dream of the Red Chamber will find great interest in this book and gain considerable benefit from it.