Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Note on Citations and Abbreviations xi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Problematic Literati Self and Autobiographical Sensibility in the Novel 15
6. 2. The Self Masqueraded: Auto/Biographical Strategies in The Scholars 45
7. 3. The Self Displaced: Women and Growing Up in The Dream of the Red Chamber 75
8. 4. The Self Reinvented: Memory and Forgetfulness in The Humble Words of an Old Rustic 109
9. Conclusion 143
10. Notes 155
11. Selected Bibliography 203
12. Character List 223
13. Index 231