Ep. 85: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 40 part 1
Rereading the Stone
English - June 08, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBFiction Society & Culture Philosophy chinese literature chinese philosophy 紅樓夢 historical fiction fiction philosophy psychology psychoanalysis history poetry Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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It's Chapter 40 of Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone, Hongloumeng), and we're accompanying Grannie Liu on her tour of Prospect Garden. In what ways is the garden reflective of, and in dialogue with, Grannie’s Liu’s dreams and desires? What does Grannie Liu accurately perceive on her tour, and where does she project? And what about the “country bumpkin” role that Grannie Liu is compelled to occupy? Is there any method to the maddening interplay of truth and fiction in the garden?