Dreams in Chinese Fiction

Dreams in Chinese Fiction
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 133
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ISBN-10 : 9781040107133
ISBN-13 : 1040107133
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Book Synopsis Dreams in Chinese Fiction by : Johannes D. Kaminski

Download or read book Dreams in Chinese Fiction written by Johannes D. Kaminski and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-07 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the contemporary political formula of the “Chinese Dream” in the light of the treatment of dreams in Chinese literary history since antiquity. Sinic literary and philosophical texts document an extensive spectrum of dream possibilities: starting with Zhuangzi’s eminent butterfly dream, an early example of the inversion of the dreamer’s reality, through to confusing visions of the spiritual realm. In classical dramas, novels, and ghost stories, dreams see the earthly realm enter into conflict with higher realms of existence. They indulge the dreamer’s quest for sensual pleasures, but then spiritual beings relentlessly harvest the dreamers’ life energy. Dreams promise spiritual enlightenment – only to abandon the dreamer in a state of utter confusion. In the early twentieth century, traditional dream knowledge is abandoned in favour or Freudian episodes of sexual repression. In this context, the collective national dream emerges as an unexpected vehicle of the pained individual’s hope for national rejuvenation.


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