Treasure House of World Classic Literature -- Dream of the Red Chamber (Youth Edition): Youth Edition

Author: Cao Xueqin
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: Dream of the Red Chamber is a great literary work with high ideological and artistic value, translated into over twenty languages and known as "Red Studies." It creates a grand, complete, and natural artistic structure, enabling numerous characters to interact within the same space and time, demonstrating the author's exceptional artistic talent. This book portrays a variety of vivid characters, such as Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, each with their own unique and distinct personality traits, making them immortal artistic archetypes. The work offers a profound critique of real society, including the darkness of the imperial court and officialdom, the corruption of the feudal aristocracy and their families, the feudal imperial examination system, marriage system, and hierarchical system, as well as the corresponding social ruling ideology and moral concepts. Tracing the rise and fall of the four great families—Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue—it centers on the love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, which is captivating and enthralling.