This study is comparing illustrations of three books, from the English translation of A Dream of Red Mansions by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang, One Hundred Pictures of the Personalities of A Dream of Red Mansions (7 E
Mao Zedong's views on literature were enigmatic: although he coerced writers into " learning the language of the masses, " he made no secret of his own enthusiasm for Dream of the Red Chamber, a novel written during the Qing dynasty. In... more
Mao Zedong's views on literature were enigmatic: although he coerced writers into " learning the language of the masses, " he made no secret of his own enthusiasm for Dream of the Red Chamber, a novel written during the Qing dynasty. In 1954 this paradox appeared to be resolved when Li Xifan and Lan Ling presented an interpretation that saw the tragic love story as a manifestation of class struggle. Ever since, the conception of Baoyu and Daiyu as class warriors has become a powerful and unques-tioned cliché of Chinese literary criticism. Endowing aristocratic protagonists with revolutionary grandeur, however, violates a basic principle of Marxist orthodoxy. This article examines the reasons behind this position: on the one hand, Mao's support for Li and Lan's approach acts as a reminder of his early journalistic agitation against arranged marriage and the social ills it engenders. On the other hand, it offers evidence of Mao's increasingly ambiguous conception of class.
Eine Leerstellentheoretische Untersuchung nach der literaturdidaktischen Theorie zum Lesen fremdkultureller Texte von D. Krusche u.a. Autoren, sowie eine exemplarische Erarbeitung eines kultursensitiven philologischen Kommentars zur... more
Eine Leerstellentheoretische Untersuchung nach der literaturdidaktischen Theorie zum Lesen fremdkultureller Texte von D. Krusche u.a. Autoren, sowie eine exemplarische Erarbeitung eines kultursensitiven philologischen Kommentars zur Vermittlung von chinesischer Literatur an deutsche Leser.
Keeping the methodological challenges of comparative literature in mind, the present analysis of Cao Xueqin’s Hong Lou Meng and Goethe’s Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre explores the structural parallels of the texts. The interplay between the... more
Keeping the methodological challenges of comparative literature in mind, the present analysis of Cao Xueqin’s Hong Lou Meng and Goethe’s Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre explores the structural parallels of the texts. The interplay between the realist outline of the main stories and the metanarratives is evaluated in the light of the theory of myth. Instead of attempting to answer the dilemmas of human existence by naïvely deferring them to a mythological sphere, both texts remain remarkably ironic about the myths they employ. However, while in the Lehrjahre this literary self-consciousness helps to underline the value of the every- day world, Hong Lou Meng remains in wonder of an incomprehensible world.
谢依伦〈梦下南洋——红楼梦在马新传播起始探源〉,孙彦庄、郑庭河主编《跨越时空：中国文学的接受与传播（青年学者卷）》，吉隆坡：马来亚大学中文系、马大中文系毕业生协会，2010年3月，页178-201。 Chia, J. L. (2010). Pursuing the Origin of Dissemination of Dream of the Red Mansion in Malaya. In Y. C. Seng & T. H. Ching (Eds.), The... more
Chia, J. L. (2010). Pursuing the Origin of Dissemination of Dream of the Red Mansion in Malaya. In Y. C. Seng & T. H. Ching (Eds.), The Reception and Dissemination of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature (178-201). Kuala Lumpur: Department of Chinese Studies, University of Malaya & PEJATI.
