VIC101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Trait Theory
21 Apr 2016
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All characters have jade in their name. 120 volumes/episodes each episode = long story: last 40 were lost. Written in the middle of the 18th century. Author: cao: 715-1763, great grandfather"s wife nursed the emperor as a baby, grandfather was the princes" companion. Emperor therefore assigned his grandfather to a good position. About 4 families related through blood and marriages. About how these 4 families declined used to be wealthy. Novel is important from a historical point of view because there are details about chinese customs: ex. How to treat certain members in your family: readers could learn much about chinese rights and customs by reading this novel, reading this novel teaches you about chinese feudalism. One of the most important literary works: describes how people in the powerful class manipulates power. How they use money they don"t have to uphold a certain face. All details come from author"s own family background.
