A Dream in Red Mansions (Chinese Edition) - Softcover

Cao Xueqin; Gao E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 7563726683 ISBN 13: 9787563726684

Publisher: Tourism Education Press, 2013

Synopsis

This book describes the declining fortunes of a large feudal family. The novel pivots on the love tragedy between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu and, through the characters thoughts and personality and the interpersonal relationships, probes into the social origin of this love tragedy, thereby revealing the cruelty and hypocrisy of feudalism and the corruption of feudal ruling class. The theme of the book is not confined to a personal love tragedy, but unfolds many intricate contradictions and struggles centering on the central event, depicting a rather vast picture of social life, indicating that the feudal society as a whole is already full of scars and on the verge of collapse. The book has a novel and ingenious structure. Cao Xueqin broke away from chapter novels set pattern, changed the storytellers narrative style, and focused on prosaic descriptions instead, standing out in depicting the ways of the world and in portrayal of the essentials of characters. This book united profound ideological content with perfect artistic form and reached the peak of classical novels realistic art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tourism Education Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 7563726683
• ISBN 13: 9787563726684
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192