Aesthetic Appreciation of Poetry, Lyrics, and Prose in Dream of the Red Chamber (Revised and Reprinted Edition)

Author: Cai Yijiang
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is based on the author's highly acclaimed "Commentary on Poems, Lyrics, Quatrain, Odes, and Songs in Dream of the Red Chamber" over more than two decades, with added content, enhanced artistic analysis, and revision. It comprehensively collects various forms of texts from different versions of Dream of the Red Chamber, including poems unique to the rarely seen Zhi-ping manuscripts, making it the most complete collection. To aid readers in deeper understanding, each piece is accompanied by "Introduction," "Annotations," "Appreciation," or "Commentary," with some also featuring "Appendices" or "Supplementary Notes." For the more challenging Eulogy for the Daughter, a "Translation" is provided. The book's discussions are brilliant and highly inspiring. The content in the "Appendix" consists of invaluable reference materials for studying Dream of the Red Chamber and its author. Among them, the article "Introduction to Editions" incorporates the latest research findings in the field of redology, making it well worth reading. This book is based on the author's highly acclaimed "Commentary on Poems, Lyrics, Quatrain, Odes, and Songs in Dream of the Red Chamber" over more than two decades, with added content, enhanced artistic analysis, and revision. It comprehensively collects various forms of texts from different versions of Dream of the Red Chamber, including poems unique to the rarely seen Zhi-ping manuscripts, making it the most complete collection. To aid readers in deeper understanding, each piece is accompanied by "Introduction," "Annotations," "Appreciation," or "Commentary," with some also featuring "Appendices" or "Supplementary Notes." For the more challenging Eulogy for the Daughter, a "Translation" is provided. The book's discussions are brilliant and highly inspiring. The content in the "Appendix" consists of invaluable reference materials for studying Dream of the Red Chamber and its author. Among them, the article "Introduction to Editions" incorporates the latest research findings in the field of redology, making it well worth reading.