Negate the heroes and solve the Red Chamber

Author: Cui Yaohua
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The author first proposes that "Dream of the Red Chamber is not a love story, not an autobiography, not a human relationship novel, not a worldly novel, but a scripture that explains society using Laozi and Zhuangzi philosophy, and is a 'Stone Scripture' following the 'Tao Te Ching' and 'Zhuangzi's Inner Chapters'." It completely refutes the views of contemporary "Red Studies" experts such as Zhou Ruchang, Li Xifan, Cai Yijiang, Hu Wenbin, Feng Qiyong, Wang Meng, and Liu Xinwu on the ideological themes, character portrayals, and poetry analysis of "Dream of the Red Chamber." With profound knowledge of literature and history, the author constructs a completely new way of thinking in "Red Studies" through a broad and deep critical perspective.