Rereading the Stone

Episode 31 Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢, Chapter 16 part 2/2

March 01, 2021 Kevin Wilson, William Jones Season 1 Episode 31

In this episode, Rereading the Stone explores the subtext of a rather oblique discussion between Xifeng and Jia Lian, and Qin Zhong’s descent into the Yellow Springs is excavated. What lies beneath words and symbolic accoutrement, and what does it mean that the Ministers of the Underworld have already heard the legends of the magical jade? 

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