Versions of Dream of the Red Chamber and its Supplements on Textual Collation

Author: Zheng Qingshan
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book is the third collection of "Red Study" essays by the renowned Red Scholar Zheng Qingshan. It is a sequel to the book "Versions and of the Dream of the Red Chamber" published by Beijing Library Press in 2002. It primarily focuses on the study of the versions and of "The Dream of the Red Chamber," involving "Zhi Comments," and compiles Zhi Comments related to the lost last thirty chapters, serving as a supplement to the first eighty chapters. It summarizes the achievements of version research, shares the author's experience in "The Dream of the Red Chamber," and elaborates on the author's academic path and methods. This book is a sequel to the book "Versions and of the Dream of the Red Chamber" published by Beijing Library Press in 2002, primarily focusing on the study of the versions and of "The Dream of the Red Chamber," involving "Zhi Comments." Among them, "Records of Variants in the Bingzi Edition" prove the objective existence of the Bingzi Edition, and the "Statistical Table of Variants in the Shitongji Edition" clearly illustrates the relationships among the existing versions. It summarizes the achievements of version research, shares the author's experience in "The Dream of the Red Chamber," and elaborates on the author's academic path and methods. It compiles Zhi Comments related to the lost last thirty chapters, serving as a supplement to the first eighty chapters. Written as a result of watching the TV series "Cao Xueqin," "Lost Stories of Cao Xueqin" holds significant reference value. This book primarily focuses on the study of the versions and of "The Dream of the Red Chamber," involving "Zhi Comments." Among them, "Records of Variants in the Bingzi Edition" prove the objective existence of the Bingzi Edition, and the "Statistical Table of Variants in the Shitongji Edition" clearly illustrates the relationships among the existing versions for readers.