02190cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500140015124600140016524600190017926400510019830000470024933600260029633700260032233800360034850000310038450800320041552012780044753400450172565300340177085600430180499900170184726748UtSlPG20260610133618.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7azh2iso639-1 4aPL1 aYanxiazhuren, active 18th century10a幻中游1 a幻中遊1 aHuan Zhong You 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-10-02  aProduced by Hui-Ting Chuang  a"幻中游" by active 18th century Yanxiazhuren is a historical novel written in the late 17th century to early 18th century. The story centers around a scholar named 石峨 (Shi E), who struggles to maintain his integrity and ambition in a society defined by political machinations and corrupt officials. The narrative reveals his challenges, particularly as he faces numerous examinations and societal pressures while striving for a successful career, alongside the life of his prodigious son, 蕙郎 (Hui Lang).  The opening of the novel introduces Shi E, a talented scholar with a firm belief in his principles, who has faced repeated failures in his civil service examinations. He is married to 卓氏, a supportive wife, and they have a gifted son named Hui Lang, who shows exceptional promise in both academia and the arts from a young age. As Shi E receives encouragement from his wife and peers, he contemplates the balance between personal ambition and the societal demands placed upon him. The initial chapters set a foundation for the themes of aspiration, familial duty, and the complexities of navigating a bureaucratic society, all intertwined with the expectations and realities of life during the Ming Dynasty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSu, Shi, 1037-1101 -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26748  c67657d67657