✍ Scribed by Anonymous
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
In his preface, the anonymous author ofFengyue meng, translated asRomantic Illusions, describes his book as an act of penance for thirty years spent patronizing the brothels of Yangzhou. Written in the 1840s,Romantic Illusionsis a cautionary tale exposing the seedy side of city life. It is Chinese literature's first true "city novel," built on the author's biting observations and filled with freshly observed characters.As the author looks back on his career of debauchery, he portrays the Chinese brothel as a place of enthralling pursuit and romantic illusion. While marriages were arranged and often loveless, brothels offered passion and pleasure with accomplished courtesans ready to serve as both entertaining companions and sensual lovers. Following five sworn brothers and their respective relationships with Yangzhou courtesans, the anonymous Fool of Yangzhou depicts the lurid materialism of this dangerous world& mdash;its violence and corruption as well as its seductive but illusory promise. Never before translated into English,Courtesans and Opiumis a brilliant portrait of decadence in nineteenth-century China.
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