Pingshan Lengyan (part 2)
About This Novel
"Pingshan Lengyan" was written in the early years of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty. It mainly tells the marriage story of two young couples, Yan Baijin and Shan Dai, Ping Ruheng and Leng Jiangxue. The title of the book is a combination of the surnames of the four main characters. This book is worth reading for readers interested in such topics. The essence of the content of "Pingshan Lengyan" is not about love and marriage, but weaves a new "official promotion chart" through the marriage story: on the one hand, it advocates talent and love for talent, and on the other hand, it exposes the reliance on family influence to become an official. The novel depicts Shandai and Jiangxue as women who are "beautiful in the aura of mountains and rivers" and "beautiful in poetry and prose", while describing those Yutang bachelors and famous poets in the poetry society as pedantic. It aims to praise women's talents and denounce corrupt scholars and their incompetence. It had its own progressive significance at the time. The ending of Yuci's marriage story in the novel has been imitated by many novels and is a relatively influential work. "Pingshan Lengyan" is relatively ordinary in terms of artistic expression. In addition to the straightforward storyline and long dialogues, there are also subtleties in it. It is particularly worth noting that some complex and detailed psychological descriptions are not only a new phenomenon in Chinese classical novels, but also have an obvious impact on "A Dream of Red Mansions".
What Readers Think
Rating
Community(0)
Rating
Community(0)
