Rereading the Stone

By: Kevin Wilson William Jones
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  • 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).
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Philosophy Social Sciences
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Episodes
  • Ep. 88: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 41 part 1

    Ep. 88: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 41 part 1
    Apr 4 2025

    Granny Liu’s choice of cups (wood is good!) figures prominently in this installment. A wide-ranging discussion of social class and constructed value, as the real and unreal reveal themselves to be deeply interwoven.

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    49 mins
  • Ep. 87: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 40 part 3

    Ep. 87: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 40 part 3
    Feb 12 2025

    This part of chapter 40 of Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone, Hongloumeng) is a lot of poetic fun, but is it purely fun and games? What kind of symbolism and foreshadowing lie within, and will illicit references catch the censor’s gaze? How will Baochai escape the dialectical logic of “takes one to know one”? Is gaming a kind of waking dream? What kind of displacements might be occurring? All these questions, and more, are addressed in this installment* of Rereading the Stone.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Ep. 86: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 40 part 2

    Ep. 86: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 40 part 2
    Nov 18 2024

    More excellent Granny Liu content, as we travel deeper into the garden, soon by means of pleasure craft, with Xifeng at the helm. When withered lotus petals are observed on the surface of the water, Daiyu famously discusses the poetry of Tang poet Li Shangyin.

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    54 mins
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