A Dream of Red Mansions is China's first classical Four Great Classical Novels and a novel written by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty. In the early days, only the first 80 manuscripts were circulated, and some of them were not completed after 80, and the manuscripts were lost. Formerly known as "Re-evaluation of Stone Story by Zhi Yanzhai". Cheng Weiyuan invited Gao E to coordinate the publication of the first book 120, and named it A Dream of Red Mansions. There is also a version of "Jinyuyuan".
A Dream of Red Mansions is an earthly novel with world influence. It is recognized as the pinnacle of China's classical novels, an encyclopedia of feudal society in China and a master of traditional culture. The novel takes the rise and fall of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue as the background, and the family affairs and leisure of Jia's family as the main line.
Based on the love and marriage stories of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, this paper describes the beauty of human nature and the tragedy of lovers, eulogizes the rebels who pursue light, foresees the inevitable demise of feudal society through the tragic fate of rebels, and reveals the crisis of the last days of feudalism.
The author of A Dream of Red Mansions has a preliminary democratic thought. He has a profound understanding of the real society, including the darkness of the court and officialdom, the decay of feudal nobles and their families, the feudal imperial examination system, the marriage system, the handmaiden system, the hierarchy system, and the corresponding social ruling thoughts, namely Confucianism, Confucianism and social morality.
The influence of later generations
A Dream of Red Mansions has been circulated in the form of a manuscript for 30 years since its publication, and is regarded as a treasure. "At that time, a copy of every good man was placed in the temple city, which raised its price and won dozens of gold. It can be said that it is gone! " After printing and publishing with movable type, it immediately swept the country.
According to the sporadic records of some literati's notes in Qing Dynasty, A Dream of Red Mansions has become the focus of discussion at that time. Zhi Zhu's Ci circulating in Beijing said: "It is useless to talk about a dream of red mansions and read poetry books." Talking about it, sometimes because of the dispute between the two sides, "I am at odds with them, and I punch a few times."