Chen Sha Ji (Li Xifan on the Dream of the Red Chamber and Chinese Classical Fiction)

Author: Li Xifan
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Features: For over two hundred years, there have been tens of thousands of research works on Dream of the Red Chamber. Due to the individuality of researchers and different perspectives on textual study, these works have formed creative and unique arguments. Interpretations of Dream of the Red Chamber by Renowned Scholars primarily collects self-selected essays by leading scholars in the field of Dream of the Red Chamber studies in China today. It includes representative works by famous redologists such as Feng Qiyong, Li Xifan, Zhou Cezong, Lin Guanfu, Hu Wenbin, Lü Qixiang, and Bai Dun. Cao Xueqin elevated the idea of opposing "Reason" with "Emotion" in the humanistic thought of the Ming and Qing dynasties to a height of respecting women's rights and dignity, and created the rebellious image of a noble youth like Jia Baoyu, who was "awakened to the cruelty of the late era." Through this, he expressed his ideals. Even in the numerous works that extol the freedom of marriage and love, the realm of love between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu demonstrates new qualities and deeper meanings.