Red Chamber Heart Interpretation · Notes on Reading the Dream of the Red Chamber

Author: Yu Pingbo
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Yu Pingbo is renowned as a representative figure of the "New Red School" alongside Hu Shi. His work A Study of the Dream of the Red Chamber was first published in 1923 and was revised and renamed A Research on the Dream of the Red Chamber in the early 1950s, becoming one of the key works of the school. During the "Red School Criticism Campaign" of 1954, Yu Pingbo and his works were targeted for criticism, which also made him a household name both at home and abroad. This book collects some of his most important works on Red Studies, excluding A Research on the Dream of the Red Chamber. Notes on Reading was written before the criticism campaign and was serialized in the Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao, but it was never published as a standalone book. Works such as Words from a Child Who Knows Joy and "The Moonlight of Old Times" are his late-life reflections, achieved after enduring great hardships. When Yu Pingbo discusses the Dream of the Red Chamber, he takes a small perspective to reveal a grand theme, presenting both rigorous research and engaging, witty insights. His work stands as a model of red studies.