Zhao Feiyan (45–1 BCE), the second empress appointed by Emperor Cheng of the Han dynasty (207 BCE–220 CE), was born in slavery and trained in the performing arts, a background that made her appointment as empress highly controversial. Subsequent persecution by her political enemies eventually led to her being forced to commit suicide. After her death, her reputation was marred ...(展开全部)

Out of the thrilling and tempestuous eighteenth century comes the sweeping family saga of beautiful Maria Theresa, a sovereign of extraordinary strength and vision, the only woman ever to inherit and rule the vast Habsburg empire in her own name, and three of her remarkable daughters: lovely, talented Maria Christina, governor-general of the Austrian Netherlands; spirited Maria...(展开全部)

Set in the world of the original Dream of the Red Chamber, the masterwork of eighteenth-century Chinese fiction by Cao Xueqin, this murder mystery plays out Peking during the late Qing dynasty. The author is famed in Japan for not only his tight plotting and brilliant characterizations, but also his skill in adapting famous fictional locales and characters for new works. The ta...(展开全部)

The eighteenth-century Hongloumeng, known in English as Dream of the Red Chamber or The Story of the Stone, is generally considered to be the greatest of Chinese novels--one that masterfully blends realism and romance, psychological motivation and fate, daily life and mythical occurrences, as it narrates the decline of a powerful Chinese family. In this path-breaking study, Ant...(展开全部)

The eighteenth-century Hongloumeng, known in English as Dream of the Red Chamber or The Story of the Stone, is generally considered to be the greatest of Chinese novels—one that masterfully blends realism and romance, psychological motivation and fate, daily life and mythical occurrences, as it narrates the decline of a powerful Chinese family. In this path-breaking study, Anth...(展开全部)

The eighteenth-century Hongloumeng, known in English as Dream of the Red Chamber or The Story of the Stone, is generally considered to be the greatest of Chinese novels—one that masterfully blends realism and romance, psychological motivation and fate, daily life and mythical occurrences, as it narrates the decline of a powerful Chinese family. In this path-breaking study, Anth...(展开全部)

Surprisingly little has been written in Western languages about the eighteenth- century Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber, perhaps the supreme masterpiece of its entire tradition. In this study, Andrew H. Plaks has used the conceptual tools of comparative literature to focus on the novel’s allegorical elements and narrative structure. He thereby succeeds in accounting for ...(展开全部)

浦安迪（Andrew H. Plaks），1945年出生于美国纽约，1973年获普林斯顿大学博士学位。现任普林斯顿大学东亚系和比较文学系荣休教授、以色列希伯来大学东亚系教授。浦安迪通晓十几种语言，尤其对汉语、日语、俄语、法语、希伯来语最为精通；研究领域广泛，如中国古典小说、叙事学、中国传统思想文化、中西文学文化比较等。代表作品有《〈红楼梦〉的原型和寓意》（Archetype and Allegory in the Dream of the Red Chamber）、《中国叙事文：批评与理论文汇》（Chinese Narrative: Critical and Theoretical Essays）、《明代小说四大奇书》（The Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel）等。