Observing the World: Floating Life and Worldly Sentiments in Classical Novels (Volumes 1 and 2)

About This Novel

In the cultural life of the Chinese people, classical novels are a special existence. They retain the cultural imprint accumulated over generations, and also retain the most details of the daily life of ancient Chinese people, as well as their concepts and logic when thinking about the meaning of life and facing choices and actions. On the one hand, Chinese classical novels are a literary reflection of ancient Chinese social culture; on the other hand, they also deeply influence all aspects of ancient Chinese social culture. They have shaped the classical cultural images and cultural symbols with the highest emotional density among Chinese people. If you want to have a profound understanding of ancient Chinese society, classical novels are a very charming key. This book invites 11 young and middle-aged scholars who have made outstanding achievements in the field of classical novel research to conduct innovative research around the theme of "novel and society". They use a core aspect of Chinese culture and society to interpret a novel or a type of novel thematically, revealing the rich social and cultural connotations behind these works, so as to re-understand classical China. Classics never go out of style. The rich exploration of human nature and profound social insights in classical novels, as a unique Chinese experience, resonate deeply with the current social thinking and emotional experience of Chinese people. The enduring themes in classical novels are also social and life issues that everyone must face in their lives. Classical novels, like those timeless philosophical classics of mankind, not only raise the most challenging questions but also provide the most revealing answers.

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