Archetype and Allegory in the Dream of the Red Chamber by Andrew H. Plaks
Archetype and Allegory in the Dream of the Red Chamber

Andrew H. Plaks

Archetype and Allegory in the Dream of the Red Chamber

Andrew H. Plaks

280 pages first pub 1976 (editions)

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A close textual reading of the novel leads to discussion of a wide range of topics: ancient Chinese mythology, Chinese garden aesthetics, and the logic of alternation and recurrence. The detailed study of European allegorical texts clarifies the d...

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