Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book II: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book II: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book II is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Cao, Xueqin (1715–1763). The listed translation credits are Joly, H. Bencraft (1857–1898).
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"Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book II" by Cao Xueqin is an 18th-century novel written in the 1740s until his death in 1763 or 1764. This masterwork chronicles the rise and decline of an aristocratic family in Qing dynasty China, exploring the lives of women the author knew in his youth. The novel delves into social relations, philosophical questions, and psychological depths while depicting a world of refined aesthetics and complex family dynamics that mirror the fate of the dynasty itself.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book II
- Author credits: Cao, Xueqin (1715–1763)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Joly, H. Bencraft (1857–1898)
Catalogue subjects
- Autobiographical fiction
- Cao, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763 -- Fiction
- China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Jia, Baoyu (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
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- Category: Novels
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