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ghtersandasongroebeautifulfeleusinsofthesaage,
livingalifeofntinualrailleryandbanteringlaughter;anuerofextrely
e
quickteeredbuttrue,andsosecretlyinloveaster;afehless
servantsilyjealousiesandscandals;afatherforever
absentfrooonofficialserviceandtanagingthe
plicatedroutineoftheost
gifted,stgarrulousandstbelovedofall,fengchieh,beingentirelyilliterate;the
”hero,”paoyii,aboyinpuberty,ale
pany,sent,asadetounderstand,bygodtogothroughthis
phantasgoriaofloveandsuffering,overprotectedliethesoleheirofallgreat
faliesinother,thehighestauthorityofthehousehold,
butextrelyafraidofhisfather,pletelyadredbyallhisfeleusinsand
aidservants,
atnight;hislovefortaiyu,hisorphanusinstayingintheirhouse,whowas
sufferingfrosutionandsoup,easilyoutshiningtherest
inbeautyandpoetry,butalittletooorestupidones,
openingherlovetopaoyiiaidensheart;
anotherfeleusin,paotsa,alsoinloveperandre
practicalndedandnsideredabetterheelders;thefinaldeception,
arrangentsfortheothershoutpaoytisortaiyus
knoadeher
laughhystericallyandsenthertoherdeath,andpaoytinothearingofittillthe
ing
halfidiotiind,andfinallyhisbeingank
allofthisisdepiily,thecrescendoofpiling
falysfortunesextendingoverthelastthirdofthestory,takingonesbreathaway
likethefallofthehouseofusheritsheydayofpleasurecy
hungintheair;insteadofaidautuon,s
arriedoffinto
differenthosaidservantsaway
andrried,andthestdevotedone,chingeandtruethe
phantasgoriavanished
if,assochinesecriticssay,theredchaerdrealdruinauntry,it
shouldhaveruinedchinalongagotaiytiandpaotsahavebeethenations
sberofothertypesarethere,too:theietuouschinghe
feninehsijen,therontichsiangytin,theanlytanchun,thegarrulous
fengchieh,thetalentedaoyti,allthereforoosettleoneschoiceupon,each
representingadifferenttypetheeasiestansteerantis
toaskhireorpaotsareifhepreferstaiyii,heisan
idealist,andifhepreferspactsa,heisarealistifhelikeschingwen,hewill
probablybeeagoodire
lipospoetryiliketanchun,binationoftaiyiisandpaotsvs
qualities,andarriedandbecaagooderof
paoyiiisdecidedlydesirableasa”hero”tobeworshippedby
youngn,butenanden,havestof
theeadthenovelsevenoreighttisover,andasciencehasdevelopedhis
redchaerdreaparableindignityand
volutotheshakespeareorgoethentaries
theredchaerdreaepresentsprobablytheheightoftheartofingnovelsin
china,allthingsnsidered,butitrepresentsalsoonlyoypeofnovelbriefly,
aybeclassifiedintothefolloypes,acrdingtotheitents
theirbestknoativeworksaregivenbelow:
1thenovelofadventure:shuikuckuanallnarebrothers
2thesupeaturalnovelortaleofhl
3thehistoris
4theloveronce:redchaerdrea
5thepoographieigoldvaseplu
6thenovelofsocialsatire:julinwaishih
7thenovelofideas:chinghuajuan
8thenovelofsocialnners:strangethingsofthelasttyyears
astri>forinstance,
althoughfourfifthspoographiannersinits
ruthlessandvividportrayalofncharacters,thegentryandthe”localrich,”and
partiingperiodtothese
novelsproperoaddtalesandshortstoriesinthebroadsense,h
haveaverylongtradition,bestrepresentedbyliaotsaistrangestoriesjrchinese
studio}andchinkuckikuandachuangsinnstancyandothertales,the
lastrepresentingthebestllectionofoldpopularstoriesthathaveedown
throughtheages
ihavegroupedthesereorlessintheorderoftheirpopularinfluenceacatalogue
ofnnovelsin”circulatinglibraries”onthestreethatnovelsof
adventure,inchinesecalled”novelsofchivalry,”easilytopthelistastrange
phenononthis,ofurse,inasocietyen
disuragedbyteaosteasytoexplainin
chinachivalricsons,iliesintroublehthepolice
orthegistrate,havebeendrivenoutofthehointothegutter,andchivalric
citizensustddleinotherpeoplesaffairs,
heyseeinjusticedoothepoororthehelpless,havebeendrivenoutof
soforbanditsforiftheparentsdonot”break”
thetheyarelikely
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ghtersandasongroebeautifulfeleusinsofthesaage,
livingalifeofntinualrailleryandbanteringlaughter;anuerofextrely
e
quickteeredbuttrue,andsosecretlyinloveaster;afehless
servantsilyjealousiesandscandals;afatherforever
absentfrooonofficialserviceandtanagingthe
plicatedroutineoftheost
gifted,stgarrulousandstbelovedofall,fengchieh,beingentirelyilliterate;the
”hero,”paoyii,aboyinpuberty,ale
pany,sent,asadetounderstand,bygodtogothroughthis
phantasgoriaofloveandsuffering,overprotectedliethesoleheirofallgreat
faliesinother,thehighestauthorityofthehousehold,
butextrelyafraidofhisfather,pletelyadredbyallhisfeleusinsand
aidservants,
atnight;hislovefortaiyu,hisorphanusinstayingintheirhouse,whowas
sufferingfrosutionandsoup,easilyoutshiningtherest
inbeautyandpoetry,butalittletooorestupidones,
openingherlovetopaoyiiaidensheart;
anotherfeleusin,paotsa,alsoinloveperandre
practicalndedandnsideredabetterheelders;thefinaldeception,
arrangentsfortheothershoutpaoytisortaiyus
knoadeher
laughhystericallyandsenthertoherdeath,andpaoytinothearingofittillthe
ing
halfidiotiind,andfinallyhisbeingank
allofthisisdepiily,thecrescendoofpiling
falysfortunesextendingoverthelastthirdofthestory,takingonesbreathaway
likethefallofthehouseofusheritsheydayofpleasurecy
hungintheair;insteadofaidautuon,s
arriedoffinto
differenthosaidservantsaway
andrried,andthestdevotedone,chingeandtruethe
phantasgoriavanished
if,assochinesecriticssay,theredchaerdrealdruinauntry,it
shouldhaveruinedchinalongagotaiytiandpaotsahavebeethenations
sberofothertypesarethere,too:theietuouschinghe
feninehsijen,therontichsiangytin,theanlytanchun,thegarrulous
fengchieh,thetalentedaoyti,allthereforoosettleoneschoiceupon,each
representingadifferenttypetheeasiestansteerantis
toaskhireorpaotsareifhepreferstaiyii,heisan
idealist,andifhepreferspactsa,heisarealistifhelikeschingwen,hewill
probablybeeagoodire
lipospoetryiliketanchun,binationoftaiyiisandpaotsvs
qualities,andarriedandbecaagooderof
paoyiiisdecidedlydesirableasa”hero”tobeworshippedby
youngn,butenanden,havestof
theeadthenovelsevenoreighttisover,andasciencehasdevelopedhis
redchaerdreaparableindignityand
volutotheshakespeareorgoethentaries
theredchaerdreaepresentsprobablytheheightoftheartofingnovelsin
china,allthingsnsidered,butitrepresentsalsoonlyoypeofnovelbriefly,
aybeclassifiedintothefolloypes,acrdingtotheitents
theirbestknoativeworksaregivenbelow:
1thenovelofadventure:shuikuckuanallnarebrothers
2thesupeaturalnovelortaleofhl
3thehistoris
4theloveronce:redchaerdrea
5thepoographieigoldvaseplu
6thenovelofsocialsatire:julinwaishih
7thenovelofideas:chinghuajuan
8thenovelofsocialnners:strangethingsofthelasttyyears
astri>forinstance,
althoughfourfifthspoographiannersinits
ruthlessandvividportrayalofncharacters,thegentryandthe”localrich,”and
partiingperiodtothese
novelsproperoaddtalesandshortstoriesinthebroadsense,h
haveaverylongtradition,bestrepresentedbyliaotsaistrangestoriesjrchinese
studio}andchinkuckikuandachuangsinnstancyandothertales,the
lastrepresentingthebestllectionofoldpopularstoriesthathaveedown
throughtheages
ihavegroupedthesereorlessintheorderoftheirpopularinfluenceacatalogue
ofnnovelsin”circulatinglibraries”onthestreethatnovelsof
adventure,inchinesecalled”novelsofchivalry,”easilytopthelistastrange
phenononthis,ofurse,inasocietyen
disuragedbyteaosteasytoexplainin
chinachivalricsons,iliesintroublehthepolice
orthegistrate,havebeendrivenoutofthehointothegutter,andchivalric
citizensustddleinotherpeoplesaffairs,
heyseeinjusticedoothepoororthehelpless,havebeendrivenoutof
soforbanditsforiftheparentsdonot”break”
thetheyarelikely
... </P></TD>