Rereading the Stone
Rereading the Stone is a weekly discussion of historical Chinese literature, philosophy, and poetry, currently focusing on the Qing dynastic Classic novel Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong lou meng 紅樓夢) also known as Story of the Stone (Shitou ji 石頭記).
Rereading the Stone
Ep. 80: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 38 part 2
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Kevin Wilson, William Jones
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Season 1
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Episode 80
The Chapter 38 poetry review of Hong lou meng (Dream of the Red Chamber, Story of the Stone) continues!
Note: as indicated in the episode, some “creative” post-production editing was performed in order to improve upon and to correct elements of our original commentary.
Also note: The Greek painter whose name escapes Kevin in the episode is Parrhasius!
Final note: The Leonard Cohen song briefly in question is "Tower of Song."