The Metaphorical Dimensions of Symbolic Prices and Real-World Values in "Hong Lou Meng"

紅樓夢中象徵性物價與實際物價的隱喻層面

張仲思(Tristan Gerard Brown)

《清華學報》 41卷4期 (2011/12) Pp. 795-812

摘要

本文擬探究《紅樓夢》中的物質，分析書中價格的歷史依據，評論象徵性虛擬物價的歷史意義，反映這本描寫人物與家庭的敘事小說涉及經濟層面的物價與交易活動，並比較前八十回與後四十回的物價意義。總結而言，《紅樓夢》中的物價具有文學、象徵與實際意義。

關鍵字

紅樓夢 ； 物價 ； 經濟學 ； 象徵

並列摘要

This article explores the historical and metaphorical implications of Hong Lou Meng's economic dimensions. First, for historical context, we provide a background of the 18th century Qing econoll1y. Then, we examine the prices which appear in the book in light of Hongxue scholarship, especially comparing those in the first eighty chapters with those in the last forty chapters. Finally, we consider the symbolic and metaphorical aspects of literary price inflation in the novel.

並列關鍵字

Hong Lou Meng ； Cao Xueqin ； Taels ； Qing Economy

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