The author analyzes the artistic role of the medical aspect in literature using the example of the most famous Chinese novel by Cao Xueqing, «Dream of the Red Chamber». This novel is considered as the encyclopedia of Chinese life, because of that it describes many phenomena related to Traditional Chinese medicine, especially diseases. The article discusses the diseases and medications that are found in the novel, and examines the influence of pathological phenomena on the development of the plot, with respect to the creation of certain dramatic atmosphere as well as the formation of the characters.
本文以曹雪芹“红楼梦”的中国小说为例，探讨了医学方面在文学中的艺术作用，该小说描述了许多与中医药有关的现象。 分析小说中发现的病理现象和药物，研究疾病对情节发展，某种戏剧性气氛的形成以及人物角色形成的影响。