Rereading the Stone
Rereading the Stone
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Ep. 96: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 45 part 1
Xifeng (and her purse) is invited into the Crabflower Club. Meanwhile we review the family relations of lesser characters like Lai Da’s wife and discuss her “don’t spare the rod” 不打不成才 philosophy.
Ep. 95: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 44 part 2
Xifeng is shaking with anger. Is there meaning in the madness? What are the real and imagined consequences of Jia Lian’s transgressions? We try to conceive a contemporary framework for interpreting a tumultuous series of events in Dream of the ...
Ep. 94: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 44 part 1
It’s Xifeng birthday, so everyone is having a good time, even if labor relations in the Jia household leave room for improvement.
Ep. 93: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 43 part 2
It’s time for part 2 (earth 土) of Chapter 43 of Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone, Hongloumeng 紅樓夢), where Baoyu performs a non-performative ritual observance of the death of Golden. We discuss Baoyuean theories of language as use, w...
Ep. 92: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 43 part 1
This chapter (of Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢) admits of dualities? So here in part 1 we cover the first half (gold 金), which involves some extensive bickering over money (including an eyebrow-raising subscription scheme to collect funds for Xi...