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Reading Dream of the Red Chamber

A Companion to Cao Xueqin's Masterpiece

Ronald R Gray author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:26th Oct '22

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A masterpiece of world literature, Honglou Meng (Dream of the Red Chamber) by Cao Xueqin (1715-1763) is widely considered China's greatest novel and serves as a compendium of traditional Chinese life and culture during the Qing Dynasty. This guide offers a comprehensive introduction and overview to Honglou Meng, providing more than 200 alphabetical entries describing characters, key events and a wide range of topics, with discussion of important themes and narrative techniques. A brief biography of Cao is included, along with a history of Chinese and English critical receptions, an extensive bibliography and recommended reading.

ISBN: 9781476681146

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm

Weight: 367g

280 pages