Oxford University from Igsq to 1971 and a Research
Fellow of All Souls College, from 1973 to 1983. He now lives in retirement in Wales.
《红楼梦》以贾宝玉、林黛玉、薛宝钗之间的恋爱婚姻悲剧为主线，描写了以贾家为代表的四大家族的兴衰，揭示了封建大家庭的各种错综复杂的矛
盾，表现了封建的婚姻、道德、文化、教育的腐朽、堕落，塑造了一系列贵族、平民以及奴隶出身的女子的悲剧形象，展示了极其广阔的封建社会的典型生活环境，曲折地反映了那个社会必然崩溃、没落的历史
趋势。作品还歌颂了贵族的叛逆者和违背封建礼教的爱情，
体现出追求个性自由的初步的民主主义思想，并深刻而全面地揭示了贾、林、薛之间爱情婚姻悲剧的社会根源。但由于历史的局限，作者在写出封建大家族没落的同时，也流露出惋惜和感伤的情绪，蒙有一层宿命论和虚无主义的色彩。
英文：\Chamber\Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai main line between love
marriage and tragedy. a description of the rise and fall of sediments represented by the four most prominent families, reveals the complex contradictions of the feudal family,
performance of the feudal reveals the profound and
marriage, morality, culture, comprehensive Jia Lin. education and decadent, degenerate and create a series of nobility civilians and the tragic image of a slave woman who has demonstrated an extremely broad typical feudal society living environment.
reflect the twists and
turns that society is bound to collapse, the declining trend of history. Rebel extolling aristocratic also works against the feudal ethics and love, The initial pursuit of individual freedom embodied the democratic idea, and
Xue love marriage between social causes of the tragedy. However, due to
historical limitations, the authors write in the demise of the feudal family, it is also expressed regret over the sad feelings Mongolia had one fatalism and
nihilism colors.
最佳答案 内容简介
\Story of the Stone\(c. 1760), also known as \Dream of the Red Chamber\
is one of the greatest novels of Chinese
literature. The fifth part
of Cao Xueqin's magnificent saga, \Dreamer Awakes\was carefully edited and completed by Gao E some
decades later. It continues the story of the changing
fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death, financial ruin, marriage, decadence and corruption, his karmic journey unfolds. Like a sleepwalker through life, Bao-yu is finally awakened by a vision, which reveals
to him that life itself is merely a dream, 'as moonlight mirrored in the
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The Dream of Red Chamber Once upon a time the goddess Nv Gua level several thousands pieces of stone to repair the damage post of heaven. O
ne extra stone that did not fit and as discard at the foot of a mountain.
This ethereal stone discover a lovely but frail but celestial camp by the river of the spirits in the west. Everyday it watered the plants with sweet dew the plant nourished by the dew took essence of heaven and earth. After centuries of polishing the stone took on human forms and descended to earth and becoming the hero and heroin of the dream of the red chamber a complex brilliant and profound drama.
Among the Chinese classics the dream of the red chamber h
as been most widely red and studied by the general public and scholars its conception in the later part of the 18th century. Besides its mythical beginning more then 400 human characters come to life in the Jia palace throughout the one hundredth and twenty chapters of this book. They vividly and realistically unveil a pure world and the spiritual world and the love and hatred and the good and evil desiccant and consonant.
For over one hundredth years the dream of the red chamber has attracted millions of people from all walks of life. It especially appeals to y
oung people because the entire antagonist in the story is young as well. The book is a masterpiece due to its vast repertoire and reservoir of artistic achievements the bound philosophy of life simultaneously coupled with a compelling love story.
The hero of the dream of the red chamber is the human form of the discard ethereal stone. He was born holding a precious stone in his mouth and so named Bao Yu precious stone. He is the lifeblood of the Jia family protagonist of the love story and preacher of the philosophy of life. The main plot of the novel is the entangle love triangle a
mong Bao Yu the imperial stone Xian Yu the transform celestial plant and Dai Yuthe destine earthly love possessing the gold medallion with an inscription matching the one on the precious stone from the couple. The secondary plot evolves around the rise and decline of the Jia family.
A series of events of characters unfold around these two plots the detailed and structured analysis of the entwined relationships among the novels innumerous characters. Enable the readers to get a thrall understanding of the rise and decline of a prominent family and a taste of lo