Reading Dream of the Red Chamber
A Companion to Cao Xueqin’s Masterpiece
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About the Book
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.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Ronald R. Gray
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages:
Bibliographic Info: photos, appendix, index
Copyright Date: 2022
pISBN: 978-1-4766-8114-6
eISBN: 978-1-4766-4582-7
Imprint: McFarland