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【】ghtersandasongroebeautifulfeleusinsofthesaage,
livingalifeofntinualrailleryandbanteringlaughter;anuerofextrely
e
quickteeredbuttrue,andsosecretlyier;afehless
servantsilyjealousiesandsdals;afatherforever
absentfrooonofficialservidtanagingthe
plicatedroutiheost
gifted,stgarrulousandstbelovedofall,fengchieh,beiirelyilliterate;the
”hero,”paoyii,aboyiy,ale
pa,asadetouand,bygodtoghthis
phantasgoriaofloveandsuffering,overprotectedliethesoleheirofallgreat
faliesihehighestauthorityofthehousehold,
butextrelyafraidofhisfather,pletelyadredbyallhisfeleusinsand
aidservants,
atnight;hislovefortaiyu,hisorphanusinstayingintheirhouse,whowas
sufferingfrosutionandsoup,easilyoutshini
iyary,butalittletooorestupidones,
openingherlovetopaoyiiaide;
anotherfeleusin,paotsa,alsoinloveperandre
practidedandnsideredabetterheelders;thefiion,
arrasfortheothershoutpaoytisortaiyus
knoadeher
laughhystericallyahertoherdeath,andpaoytinothearingofittillthe
ing
halfidiotiind,andfinallyhisbeingank.
allofthisisdepiily,thecresdoofpiling
falysfortuendihelastthirdofthestory,takingonesbreathaway
likethefallofthehouseofusher.itsheydayofpleasurecy
hungintheair;insteadofaidautuon,s
arriedoffinto
differenthosaidservantsaway
andrried,adevotedone,geandtrue.the
phantasgoriavanished.
if,assoesessay,theredchaerdrealdruinauntry,it
shouldhaveruinedalongago.taiytiandpaotsahavebeethenations
sberofothertypesarethere,too:theietuousghe
feninehsijeichsiangytin,theanlytan,thegarrulous
fengchieh,thetalentedaoyti,allthereforoosettleoneseupon,each
representingadifferenttype.theeasiestais
toaskhireorpaotsare.ifhepreferstaiyii,heisan
idealist,andifhepreferspactsa,heisarealist.ifhelikesgwen,hewill
probablybeeagoodire
lipospoetry.iliketan,binationoftaiyiisandpaotsvs
qualities,andarriedandbecaagooderof
paoyiiisdecidedlydesirableasa”hero”tobeworshippedby
youngn,butenanden,havestof
theeadthenovelsevetisover,andascehasdevelopedhis
redchaerdreaparableindignityand
volutotheshakespeareoethentaries.
theredchaerdreaepresentsprobablytheheightoftheartofingnovelsin
a,allthingsnsidered,butitrepresentsalsoonlyoypeofnovel.briefly,
aybeclassifiedintothefolloypes,agtotheirs.
theirbestknoativeworksaregivenbelow:
1.thenovelofadventure:shuikuallhers.
2.thesupeaturalaleofhl
3.thehistoris.
4.theloveronhaerdrea
5.thepoographieigoldvaseplu
6.thenovelofsocialsatire:julinwaishih.
7.thenovelofideas:ghuajuan.
8.thenovelofsoners:strahingsofthelasttyyears.
astri>forinstance,
althoughfourfifthspoographiannersinits
ruthlessandvividportrayalofnters,thegentryandthe”loh,”and
partiingperiod.tothese
novelsproperoaddtalesandshortstoriesinthebroadsense,h
haveaverylongtraditiorepresentedbyliaotsaistraoriesjrese
studio}andkuckikuandagsinnstandothertales,the
lastrepresentilleofoldpopularstoriesthathaveedown
throughtheages.
ihavegroupedthesereorlessintheorderoftheirpopularinfluenatalogue
ofnnovelsin”ulatinglibraries”oreethatnovelsof
adventure,inesecalled”novelsofchivalry,”easilytopthelist.astrange
phenononthis,ofurse,inasocietyen
disuragedbyteaosteasytoexplain.in
achivalris,iliesintroublehthepolice
istrate,havebeendrivenoutofthehointothegutter,and
citizensustddleinotherpeoplesaffairs,
heyseeinjusticedoothepoororthehelpless,havebeendrivenoutof
soforbandits.foriftheparentsdonot”break”
thetheyarelikely
...
livingalifeofntinualrailleryandbanteringlaughter;anuerofextrely
e
quickteeredbuttrue,andsosecretlyier;afehless
servantsilyjealousiesandsdals;afatherforever
absentfrooonofficialservidtanagingthe
plicatedroutiheost
gifted,stgarrulousandstbelovedofall,fengchieh,beiirelyilliterate;the
”hero,”paoyii,aboyiy,ale
pa,asadetouand,bygodtoghthis
phantasgoriaofloveandsuffering,overprotectedliethesoleheirofallgreat
faliesihehighestauthorityofthehousehold,
butextrelyafraidofhisfather,pletelyadredbyallhisfeleusinsand
aidservants,
atnight;hislovefortaiyu,hisorphanusinstayingintheirhouse,whowas
sufferingfrosutionandsoup,easilyoutshini
iyary,butalittletooorestupidones,
openingherlovetopaoyiiaide;
anotherfeleusin,paotsa,alsoinloveperandre
practidedandnsideredabetterheelders;thefiion,
arrasfortheothershoutpaoytisortaiyus
knoadeher
laughhystericallyahertoherdeath,andpaoytinothearingofittillthe
ing
halfidiotiind,andfinallyhisbeingank.
allofthisisdepiily,thecresdoofpiling
falysfortuendihelastthirdofthestory,takingonesbreathaway
likethefallofthehouseofusher.itsheydayofpleasurecy
hungintheair;insteadofaidautuon,s
arriedoffinto
differenthosaidservantsaway
andrried,adevotedone,geandtrue.the
phantasgoriavanished.
if,assoesessay,theredchaerdrealdruinauntry,it
shouldhaveruinedalongago.taiytiandpaotsahavebeethenations
sberofothertypesarethere,too:theietuousghe
feninehsijeichsiangytin,theanlytan,thegarrulous
fengchieh,thetalentedaoyti,allthereforoosettleoneseupon,each
representingadifferenttype.theeasiestais
toaskhireorpaotsare.ifhepreferstaiyii,heisan
idealist,andifhepreferspactsa,heisarealist.ifhelikesgwen,hewill
probablybeeagoodire
lipospoetry.iliketan,binationoftaiyiisandpaotsvs
qualities,andarriedandbecaagooderof
paoyiiisdecidedlydesirableasa”hero”tobeworshippedby
youngn,butenanden,havestof
theeadthenovelsevetisover,andascehasdevelopedhis
redchaerdreaparableindignityand
volutotheshakespeareoethentaries.
theredchaerdreaepresentsprobablytheheightoftheartofingnovelsin
a,allthingsnsidered,butitrepresentsalsoonlyoypeofnovel.briefly,
aybeclassifiedintothefolloypes,agtotheirs.
theirbestknoativeworksaregivenbelow:
1.thenovelofadventure:shuikuallhers.
2.thesupeaturalaleofhl
3.thehistoris.
4.theloveronhaerdrea
5.thepoographieigoldvaseplu
6.thenovelofsocialsatire:julinwaishih.
7.thenovelofideas:ghuajuan.
8.thenovelofsoners:strahingsofthelasttyyears.
astri>forinstance,
althoughfourfifthspoographiannersinits
ruthlessandvividportrayalofnters,thegentryandthe”loh,”and
partiingperiod.tothese
novelsproperoaddtalesandshortstoriesinthebroadsense,h
haveaverylongtraditiorepresentedbyliaotsaistraoriesjrese
studio}andkuckikuandagsinnstandothertales,the
lastrepresentilleofoldpopularstoriesthathaveedown
throughtheages.
ihavegroupedthesereorlessintheorderoftheirpopularinfluenatalogue
ofnnovelsin”ulatinglibraries”oreethatnovelsof
adventure,inesecalled”novelsofchivalry,”easilytopthelist.astrange
phenononthis,ofurse,inasocietyen
disuragedbyteaosteasytoexplain.in
achivalris,iliesintroublehthepolice
istrate,havebeendrivenoutofthehointothegutter,and
citizensustddleinotherpeoplesaffairs,
heyseeinjusticedoothepoororthehelpless,havebeendrivenoutof
soforbandits.foriftheparentsdonot”break”
thetheyarelikely
...