Pubblicazioni

Autori:

Bisetto, Barbara

Titolo:

The Characterization of Jia Zheng in the Father-Son Relationship in Hongloumeng

Anno:

2022

Tipologia prodotto:

Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)

Tipologia ANVUR:

Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)

Lingua:

Inglese

Formato:

A Stampa

Titolo libro:

Dream of the Red Chamber. Literary and Translation Perspectives

Casa editrice:

Routledge

ISBN:

9781032284309

Intervallo pagine:

79-91

Parole chiave:

Characterization, Jia Zheng, Hongloumeng

Breve descrizione dei contenuti:

Ming-Qing fiction witnessed a profound change in the representation of the father figure. Alongside the image of the strict (yan fu 嚴父) and benevolent father, responsible for the moral upbringing of his son in the Confucian socio-ethical system, there emerge figures of evil or weak fathers, unable to fully assume the duties and responsibilities of their role. This chapter represent a preliminary attempt to provide a more nuanced analysis of the character of Jia Zheng, the strict father of Jia Baoyu in the novel Hongloumeng. After briefly introducing the broader coordinates of the discourse on characterisation in contemporary narrative theory, it analyses three episodes related to Jia Zheng’s first presentation in the novel and his relationship with Baoyu, strained between cultural and personal expectations and frustrations. There emerges the figure of a complex character caught in the mixture of conflicting duties, responsibilities, personal dispositions and emotions, who confirms the trend in late imperial fiction to problematise the paternal figure by showing the complexity of the human dimension that lies beneath the normative socio-ethical roles.

Note:

Hardback edition published December 15 2022. Versione E-book ISBN 9781032284309; Versione Paperback published August 26 2024 ISBN 9781032284316.

Pagina Web:

https://www.routledge.com/Dream-of-the-Red-Chamber-Literary-and-Translation-Perspectives/Moratto-Liu-Chao/p/book/9781032284309
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003296812/dream-red-chamber-riccardo-moratto-kanglong-liu-di-kai-chao

Id prodotto:

129543

Handle IRIS:

11562/1074446

ultima modifica:

15 febbraio 2025

Citazione bibliografica:

Bisetto, Barbara, The Characterization of Jia Zheng in the Father-Son Relationship in Hongloumeng Dream of the Red Chamber. Literary and Translation Perspectives , Routledge , 2022 , pp. 79-91

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