Jia Chen Edition of Dream of the Red Chamber - (Complete 4 Volumes)

Author: Cao Xueqin
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The Jiachen Edition of the Dream of the Red Chamber (Complete 4 Volumes) is a great work of high ideological and artistic significance. From the ideological tendencies reflected in this book, the author demonstrates preliminary democratic thought. He profoundly criticizes the darkness of the real society, including the court and officialdom, the corruption of the feudal aristocratic class and their families, the feudal imperial examination system, marriage system, servant system, and hierarchical system. He also critiques the corresponding social ruling ideology, such as Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism, as well as social moral concepts. Furthermore, he proposes faint yet preliminary democratic ideals and. These ideals and are a subtle reflection of the budding factors of capitalist economic development at the time. This book is the greatest and most complex work in the history of Chinese literature. It depicts a social reality involving the officialdom, families, and ideology of the feudal society, and its portrayal of tragic love has moved countless readers to tears with sympathy. Perhaps it is the diversity and complexity of its themes that have contributed to its enduring artistic charm, allowing it to stand tall among the world's artistic masterpieces.