Collection of Offering Cress - Appreciation Talks on Dream of the Red Chamber

Author: Zhou Ruchang
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book is one of the important works by the renowned redologist and classical poetry scholar Zhou Ruchang, featuring over fifty essays such as "A New Determination of Cao Xueqin's Birth and Death Years—From the 'Mao Zhai Poetry Collection'," "Discussions on the Family History and Life of Cao Xueqin," "The Plot and Structure of Dream of the Red Chamber," "Several Aspects of Redology," "A Corner of Appreciating Dream of the Red Chamber," and "Behind the 'Complete' Dream of the Red Chamber." It covers all aspects of the Red Chamber saga, including family history, textual variations, artistic representation, cultural elements, portraits of Cao Xueqin, and the state of redology. Readers can fully appreciate Zhou's unique insights and critiques, as well as his meticulous effort to contextualize Dream of the Red Chamber within the broader Chinese culture. The book also includes eight letters from the author to Hu Shi dating back to the late 1940s. These valuable writings document a significant chapter in the history of redology during a period of impending change half a century ago. All the included letters have been meticulously checked against their original facsimiles for reference by readers and scholars.