This dissertation is intended to probe into abridged translation of literary texts from a new perspective on the basis of a case study of Der Traum der roten Kammer by Franz Walter Kuhn (1884-1961), the abridged, incomplete German version of Hong Lou Meng, the greatest of the repertoire of classical Chinese novels, generally known in the English-speaking world as the Dream of the Red Chamber.

Examples Showing the Effects of Food and Drinks in 《A Dream of Red Mansions》;

On the Creation of Poem-like Mood of A Dream of Red Mansions;

The Traditional Chinese Medical Culture in the English Versions of A Dream of Red Mansions;

On Foreignizing and Domesticating Translation Strategy of Addressing Terms in A Dream of Red Mansions from a Perspective of Skopos Theory;

The History of Research into A Dream of Red Mansions Is One of A Dream of Red Mansions Being Accepted——Reflections on the centennial novel A Dream of Red Mansions interms of criticism acceptance;