"The Dream of the Red Chamber," "Journey to the West" and Others: Selected Essays on Scholarship by Yu Guofan

Author: Li Shixue
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Mr. Yu Guofan is renowned in Western academia for his profound research on Western literature and religion, and celebrated in Sinology for his deep understanding of Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber, and traditional Chinese thought and culture. This book is a culmination of his insights from over three decades of research. Whether it is his decade-long reexamination of the issues of desire and fiction in Dream of the Red Chamber, or his examination of the versions, allegorical nature, and epic aspects of Journey to the West, his observations are unique, his arguments rigorous, and his work a testament to his "scholarly masterpiece" built upon the tradition of "humanities scholarship."