IV. The Archetypal Structure of Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Archetype and Mythology in Chinese Literature 11
6. II. The Marriage of Nii-kua and Fu-hsi 27
7. III. Complementary Bipolarity and Multiple Periodicity 43
8. IV. The Archetypal Structure of Dream of the Red Chamber 54
9. V. Allegory in Chinese and Western Literature 84
10. VI. Western Allegorical Gardens 127
11. VII. The Chinese Literary Garden 146
12. VIII. A Garden of Total Vision: The Allegory of the Ta-kuan Yiian 178
13. IX. Endings and Conclusions 212
14. Source Notes 225
15. Appendices 237
16. Bibliography 247
17. Index 261