"dream Of Red Mansions" Comment Study

Mainly appeared in the late Ming and Qing Dynasty ,annotation and punctuation had been a very important form of Chinese classic literature criticism. The annotation and punctuation of Hongloumeng had developed its own novel theory of special characteristic inherited from Lizhi,Jinshengtan,Maozonggang and Zhangzhupo in late Ming and the beginning of Qing Dynasty . This paper try to do some research on the criticism of novel theory on the annotation and punctuation of Hongloumeng from the aspects of theme,character and art technique.This paper is divided into four parts. the first part is about the developing, flourishing of annotation and punctuation in Ming and Qing dynasty, and also introducing the works and forms of annotation and punctuation of Honglouming.The second part discuss the theme of Hongloumeng from four aspects which is enlightenment,awake to emptiness,releasing anger and emotion. In the theme of enlightenment , this paper has analyzed the philosophy contents of enlightenment by Zhangxinzhi and has given a emphasis on the theme of emotion which is most interested by most of the authors of annotation and punctuation on Hongloumeng. They argued that the emotion which is unexposed to desire is the true emotion and the emotion that flow to desire has become empty and false.The third part is commenting on character , focusing mainly on Jiabaoyu,Lindaiyu and Xuebaochai, giving a focus on the new character elements of Jiabaoyu and the complexity of the character of Lindaiyu and Xuebaochai .The fourth part discussing about art technique including structure,narrating and character language.