Essays Tagged: "Golden Days"

Analysis of Bao-yu's dream in Cao Xueqin's 'Story of the Stone'

themselves.The dream alluded to in these appellations occurs in the fifth chapter ofvolume one, The Golden Days. Cousin Zhen's wife, You-shi, has invited thewomen of the Rong-guo house, accompanied by ... ofwhat he reads. Later, the quatrains are expanded into a series of twelvesongs entitled A Dream of Golden Days. While the words are sung by a troupeof entertainers, Bao-yu reads along with the manusc ...

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Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History